Coupling a Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction Model with Large-Eddy Simulation for Realistic Wind Plant Aerodynamics Simulations (Poster)

Conference · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1134490

Draxl, C.; Churchfield, M.; Mirocha, J.; Lee, S.; Lundquist, J.; Michalakes, J.; Moriarty, P.; Purkayastha, A.; Sprague, M.; Vanderwende, B.

Wind plant aerodynamics are influenced by a combination of microscale and mesoscale phenomena. Incorporating mesoscale atmospheric forcing (e.g., diurnal cycles and frontal passages) into wind plant simulations can lead to a more accurate representation of microscale flows, aerodynamics, and wind turbine/plant performance. Our goal is to couple a numerical weather prediction model that can represent mesoscale flow [specifically the Weather Research and Forecasting model] with a microscale LES model (OpenFOAM) that can predict microscale turbulence and wake losses.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind and Water Power Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1134490
• Report Number(s): NREL/PO-5000-61743
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

17 WIND ENERGY
LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION
MESOSCALE FLOW
NREL
NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION
WIND PLANT AERODYNAMICS