Comparison of the Actuator Line Model with Fully Resolved Simulations in Complex Environmental Conditions
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- 1 May 2017
- conference paper
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
- Vol. 854 (1) , 012049
Abstract
In the present paper the actuator line method is compared with fully resolved wind turbine simulations in offshore and complex terrain applications. In such flow fields, which are characterized by non-homogeneous and unsteady velocity distributions in the rotor plane, unsteady aerodynamic effects are likely and it is unclear how these characterize the wake development and load behavior of the wind turbine. The wake properties and loads are therefore compared for the case of a 5 MW wind turbine operating in a typical maritime atmosphere and a 2.4 MW onshore turbine located at a complex terrain site downstream of an escarpment. It was found that the actuator line predicts the wake structure, wake deflection and wake deficit in good agreement with the fully resolved simulation. However, an overestimation of velocity fluctuations was observed.Keywords
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