TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of the real-time-response ProCap measurement system for full field wake scans behind a yawed model-scale wind turbine
AU - Bartl, Jan
AU - Müller, Andreas
AU - Landolt, Andrin
AU - Mühle, Franz
AU - Vatn, Mari
AU - Oggiano, Luca
AU - Sætran, Lars
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
PY - 2018/11/6
Y1 - 2018/11/6
N2 - For an accurate prediction of the complex flow conditions in wind farms, model scale wake flow measurements represent important references in well-defined boundary conditions. State-of-the art flow measurement techniques are often time-expensive and require elaborate post-processing to assess the data quality. In this wind tunnel study we demonstrate the advantages of the real-time-response system Probe Capture (ProCap) for measurements of a complex three-dimensional wind turbine wake flow. The complex wake flow behind a yawed model wind turbine is measured with both a Laser-Doppler Anemometer (LDA) and the ProCap system. Both the streamwise and vertical flow component show an accurate agreement with the LDA reference experiment for various measured downstream distances and turbine yaw angles. Areas of strong rotation in the wake flow are accurately resolved by the ProCap measurement system confirming its applicability for wind turbine wake measurement. The system appears to greatly facilitate and speed up larger wake surveys by a factor of 30 and thus has the potential to enhance the understanding of the complex flow topology in wind turbine wakes.
AB - For an accurate prediction of the complex flow conditions in wind farms, model scale wake flow measurements represent important references in well-defined boundary conditions. State-of-the art flow measurement techniques are often time-expensive and require elaborate post-processing to assess the data quality. In this wind tunnel study we demonstrate the advantages of the real-time-response system Probe Capture (ProCap) for measurements of a complex three-dimensional wind turbine wake flow. The complex wake flow behind a yawed model wind turbine is measured with both a Laser-Doppler Anemometer (LDA) and the ProCap system. Both the streamwise and vertical flow component show an accurate agreement with the LDA reference experiment for various measured downstream distances and turbine yaw angles. Areas of strong rotation in the wake flow are accurately resolved by the ProCap measurement system confirming its applicability for wind turbine wake measurement. The system appears to greatly facilitate and speed up larger wake surveys by a factor of 30 and thus has the potential to enhance the understanding of the complex flow topology in wind turbine wakes.
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U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/1104/1/012018
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/1104/1/012018
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85057816360
SN - 1742-6588
VL - 1104
JO - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
JF - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
IS - 1
M1 - 012018
T2 - 15th Deep Sea Offshore Wind R and D Conference, EERA DeepWind 2018
Y2 - 17 January 2018 through 19 January 2018
ER -