Analyzing complex wake-terrain interactions and its implications on wind-farm performance

• Published in: Journal of physics. Conference series Vol. 753; no. 3; pp. 32063 - 32074
• Main Authors: Tabib, Mandar, Rasheed, Adil, Fuchs, Franz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Blocking; Decay rate; Fluid flow; Layouts; Performance degradation; Physics; Terrain; Turbine blades; Turbines; Turbulence; Turbulent flow; Vortices; Vorticity; Wakes; Wind power; Wind turbines

Rotating wind turbine blades generate complex wakes involving vortices (helical tip-vortex, root-vortex etc.).These wakes are regions of high velocity deficits and high turbulence intensities and they tend to degrade the performance of down-stream turbines. Hence, a conservative inter-turbine distan...