TY - GEN
T1 - Influence of the vortical wake behind wind turbines using a coupled Navier-Stokes/Vortex-Panel methodology
AU - Schmitz, Sven
AU - Chattot, Jean Jacques
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The present paper introduces a parallelized coupled Navier-Stokes/Vortex- Panel solver (PCS) for incompressible high Reynolds number flow around horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT). This coupling methodology reduces both artificial dissipation and computational cost. The coupled solver is applied to the NREL Phase VI rotor for fully attached flow. Results obtained for local blade loads are compared with experimental data and a vortex model based on a Lifting Line approach (VLM). It is indeed found that local blade loads obtained depend on at least ten revolutions of the vortex sheet in the wake.
AB - The present paper introduces a parallelized coupled Navier-Stokes/Vortex- Panel solver (PCS) for incompressible high Reynolds number flow around horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT). This coupling methodology reduces both artificial dissipation and computational cost. The coupled solver is applied to the NREL Phase VI rotor for fully attached flow. Results obtained for local blade loads are compared with experimental data and a vortex model based on a Lifting Line approach (VLM). It is indeed found that local blade loads obtained depend on at least ten revolutions of the vortex sheet in the wake.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80053458521
SN - 0080444814
SN - 9780080444819
T3 - 3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
SP - 832
EP - 836
BT - 3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
T2 - 3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Y2 - 14 June 2005 through 17 June 2005
ER -