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Impact of Complex Orography on Wake Development: Simulation Results for the Planned WindForS Test Site

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, , Citation Thorsten Lutz et al 2017 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 854 012029 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/854/1/012029

1742-6596/854/1/012029

Abstract

In Southern Germany a test site will be erected in complex terrain. The purpose is to enable detailed scientific studies of terrain impact on the characteristics of two research wind turbines and to demonstrate new technologies. Within preparatory studies an appropriate site was identified and examined by field tests and numerical studies in more detail. The present paper summarizes CFD analyses on the impact of the local test site orography on the wake development of a virtual wind turbine. The effects of the orography are identified by comparative simulations for the same turbine using comparative wind situation in flat terrain.

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