Flow in the wake of wind turbines : turbulance spectral analysis by wind tunnel test

The interaction between the incident wind and wind turbines in a wind farm causes mean velocity deficit and increased levels of turbulence in the wake. The turbulent flow is characterized by the superposition of wind turbine wakes. In this work, the technique of turbulence spectral evaluation for re...

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Authors: Wittwer, Adrián Roberto, Dorado, Rodrigo Martins, Alvarez y Alvarez, Gisela Marina, Degrazia, Gervasio Annes, Loredo-Souza, Acir Mércio, Bodmann, Bardo Ernst Josef
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/189202
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/189202
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Turbinas eólicas
Túnel de vento
Escoamento turbulento
Wind turbine
Turbulent wake
Reduced scale models
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Summary:The interaction between the incident wind and wind turbines in a wind farm causes mean velocity deficit and increased levels of turbulence in the wake. The turbulent flow is characterized by the superposition of wind turbine wakes. In this work, the technique of turbulence spectral evaluation for reduced scale models in a boundary layer wind tunnel is presented, and different measurements of velocity fluctuations are analysed. The results allow evaluating the spectrum for different frequency ranges and the differences of the spectral behaviour between the incident wind and the turbine wake flow.