scholarly journals Inverse structure functions in the canonical wind turbine array boundary layer

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 053310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca Viggiano ◽  
Moira S. Gion ◽  
Naseem Ali ◽  
Murat Tutkun ◽  
Raúl Bayoán Cal
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Structure Functions ◽  
Inverse Structure

scholarly journals Large-Eddy Simulation of Wind Turbine Flows: A New Evaluation of Actuator Disk Models

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3745
Author(s):  
Tristan Revaz ◽  
Fernando Porté-Agel
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Simple Model ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wake Flow ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Flow Solver ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Layer Flow ◽  
Advanced Model

Large-eddy simulation (LES) with actuator models has become the state-of-the-art numerical tool to study the complex interaction between the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) and wind turbines. In this paper, a new evaluation of actuator disk models (ADMs) for LES of wind turbine flows is presented. Several details of the implementation of such models are evaluated based on a test case studied experimentally. In contrast to other test cases used in previous similar studies, the present test case consists of a wind turbine immersed in a realistic turbulent boundary-layer flow, for which accurate data for the turbine, the flow, the thrust and the power are available. It is found that the projection of the forces generated by the turbine into the flow solver grid is crucial for rotor predictions, especially for the power, and less important for the wake flow prediction. In this context, the projection of the forces into the flow solver grid should be as accurate as possible, in order to conserve the consistency between the computed axial velocity and the projected axial force. Also, the projection of the force is found to be much more important in the rotor plane directions than in the streamwise direction. It is found that for the case of a wind turbine immersed in a realistic turbulent boundary-layer flow, the potential spurious numerical oscillations originating from sharp force projections are not harmful to the results. By comparing an advanced model which computes the non-uniform distribution of the turbine forces over the rotor with a simple model which assumes uniform effects of the turbine forces, it is found that both can lead to accurate results for the far wake flow and the thrust and power predictions. However, the comparison shows that the advanced model leads to better results for the near wake flow. In addition, it is found that the simple model overestimates the rotor velocity prediction in comparison to the advanced model. These elements are explained by the lack of local feedback between the axial velocity and the axial force in the simple model. By comparing simulations with and without including the effects of the nacelle and tower, it is found that the consideration of the nacelle and tower is relatively important both for the near wake and the power prediction, due to the shadow effects. The grid resolution is not found to be critical once a reasonable resolution is used, i.e. in the order of 10 grid points along each direction across the rotor. The comparison with the experimental data shows that an accurate prediction of the flow, thrust, and power is possible with a very reasonable computational cost. Overall, the results give important guidelines for the implementation of ADMs for LES.

Experimental study of the horizontally averaged flow structure in a model wind-turbine array boundary layer

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 013106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raúl Bayoán Cal ◽  
José Lebrón ◽  
Luciano Castillo ◽  
Hyung Suk Kang ◽  
Charles Meneveau
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Flow Structure

Predicting Wind Loads on the Topside of a Self-Propelled Wind Turbine Installation Jack-Up Using CFD

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zana Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Wind Loads ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
Jack Up ◽  
Turbine Installation

Abstract This paper presents the results of wind load computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations performed on the topside structures of a self-propelled wind turbine installation jack-up. The CFD calculations were performed for the jack-up topside structures with and without the deck load. An atmospheric boundary layer profile was applied for the model-scale calculations. The full range of heading angles was considered. The CFD results were validated through comparison with the wind tunnel tests which were carried out at the German-Dutch wind tunnels (DNW) in Marknesse, The Netherlands. Moreover, a comparison is presented between the applied boundary layer profiles throughout the CFD computational domain with those profiles measured in the wind tunnel. The CFD results were found to be in good agreement with the wind tunnel tests for the considered cases, verifying the feasibility of the CFD method as an important design tool for the prediction of wind loads during the design processes of these types of jack-ups.

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