Effects of the fidelity level of numerical simulations on the wake meandering phenomenon
Coudou, N.; Moens, M.; van Beeck, J.; Bricteux, L.; Chatelain, P. (2019). Effects of the fidelity level of numerical simulations on the wake meandering phenomenon. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1256(1): 012010. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1256/1/012010 In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. IOP Publishing: Bristol. ISSN 1742-6588; e-ISSN 1742-6596, more |   |
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| Abstract | The aim of this paper is to verify that a modeling approach affordable at wind farm scale, in this case a fourth-order finite differences code combined with a rotating actuator disk, provides equivalent results in terms of wake meandering compared to a method with a higher fidelity level, i.e. a Vortex Particle-Mesh Method combined with immersed lifting lines. The analysis is performed on the wake centerlines obtained from Large Eddy Simulations of an isolated NREL 5-MW wind turbine subject to several synthetic turbulent inflows: 6%, 10%, and 15% turbulence intensity. A direct comparison of the wake centerlines reveals a good match between the two approaches up to five rotor diameters. Concerning the amplitude and wavelength of the wake meandering, the lower fidelity code leads to larger amplitudes and shorter wavelengths. Assuming that Taylor's frozen turbulence hypothesis is applicable, the Strouhal number St is computed as the ratio between the rotor diameter and the wavelength. Obtained values are such that 0.22 ⩽ St ⩽ 0.4. |
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