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Wind field simulation in a wind farm using openfoam and actuator line model
Date
2019-05-14
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Önel, Hüseyin Can
Tuncer, İsmail Hakkı
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In this study, a horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) is modeled using so called Actuator Line Model (ALM), where full resolution of boundary layer over turbine blades is not needed and hence computation is cheaper. Results are validated against other numerical and experimental studies as well as panel method (XFOIL) and Blade Element Momentum Theory (BEMT) results which are still widely employed in today’s wind energy industry. Important simulation and operation parameters and their effects on accuracy are discussed. It is concluded that within a certain range of tip speed ratios, ALM gives acceptable results and is a promising model for full-scale wind farm simulations to estimate energy production.
Subject Keywords
Aerospace applications
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Wind turbine
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HAWT
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Actuator Line Model
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Wake calculation
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http://www.parcfd.org/2019/program
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/74100
http://www.parcfd.org/2019/program/serv.php?No=1051
Conference Name
31st International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics (ParCFD’2019)
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Department of Aerospace Engineering, Conference / Seminar
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H. C. Önel and İ. H. Tuncer, “Wind field simulation in a wind farm using openfoam and actuator line model,” presented at the 31st International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics (ParCFD’2019), Antalya, Türkiye, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: http://www.parcfd.org/2019/program.
