Wind Energy

CFD simulations of the Egmond aan Zee wind farm using high resolution mesoscale predictions

Due to the complexity and uncertainty involved in the process of making power from wind, more and more advanced tools are being developed to maintain the sustainability and the growing trend of the wind industry. Prior to the development of a wind …

Wake predictions of full HAWT rotor and actuator disk model CFD simulations using different RANS turbulence models compared to experimental measurements

The development of large scale wind energy projects created the demand for increasingly accurate and efficient models that limit the project’s uncertainties and risk. Wake effects are of great importance and together with the complex terrain effects …

Improved resource assessment for small wind turbines in rural and urban areas

1 Introduction In Flanders there are currently about 200 large windturbines (between 0.5 and 5 MW) installed. The number of small wind turbines (less than 100 kW) is roughly four times less, despite the much lower investment cost. It appears that the …

CFD modelling and measurements of the atmospheric boundary layer for micrositing of small wind turbines

1 Introduction A major challenge in numerical siting studies over complex terrain is getting the atmospheric boundary layer right [1]. This boundary layer can be con- structed in two ways: setting a logarithmic wind profile at the inlet boundary, or …