Computational Investigation of Tower Shadow Effects on Wind Turbines
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In this paper, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of tower shadow effect associated with downwind configuration horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT) is presented. This work is part of a large project focused on the design and installation of a multi-megawatt, downwind configuration, offshore HAWT in Lake Erie. The numerical tool is a dedicated commercial CFD solver, capable of performing accurate simulations in three dimensions, by solving the Navier-Stokes equations in turbulent regime. The tower shadow effect is analyzed by comparing results from the downwind configuration to results from the corresponding upwind configuration and free rotor.
1998 ◽
Vol 371
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Vol 73
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pp. 409-435
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1991 ◽
Vol 43
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