Comparisons between the Wake of a Wind Turbine Generator Operated at Optimal Tip Speed Ratio and the Wake of a Stationary Disk

The wake of a wind turbine generator (WTG) operated at the optimal tip speed ratio is compared to the wake of a WTG with its rotor replaced by a stationary disk. Numerical simulations are conducted with a large eddy simulation (LES) model using a nonuniform staggered Cartesian grid. The results from...

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Main Authors: Takanori Uchida, Yuji Ohya, Kenichiro Sugitani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Modelling and Simulation in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/749421