Influence of ground roughness on the wake of a yawed wind turbine - A comparison of wind-tunnel measurements and model predictions

Victor P. Stein, Hans Jakob Kaltenbach

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Abstract

Wind-tunnel measurements in the wake of a three bladed horizontal axis wind turbine model (HAWT) operating in yawed conditions are presented. Measurements are made at a constant tip speed ratio within two neutrally-stratified turbulent boundary layers of different aerodynamic roughness length to investigate its influence on the wake trajectory. It is found that the wake is less deflected with increasing terrain roughness. The recorded flow field is then used to assess the predictive capability of two analytical wake models.

Original languageEnglish
Article number072005
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume1037
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Jun 2018
Event7th Science of Making Torque from Wind, TORQUE 2018 - Milan, Italy
Duration: 20 Jun 201822 Jun 2018

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