Detection of tip-vortex signatures behind a 2.5MW wind turbine

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 105-112

  Toloui, Mostafa ^a,b   Chamorro, Leonardo P ^c   Hong, Jiarong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Field measurement; Spectral analysis; Tip vortex; Turbine wake; Vortex grouping; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ANEMOMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; FLOW CONTROL; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAKES; WIND; WIND TUNNELS; WIND TURBINES;

BLADE PASSING FREQUENCY; FIELD MEASUREMENT; HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; METEOROLOGICAL TOWER; ROTATIONAL FREQUENCY; TIP VORTEX; VORTICAL STRUCTURES; WIND VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84931268455     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2015.05.001     Document Type: Article

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