Implementation of a generalized actuator line model for wind turbine parameterization in the Weather Research and Forecasting model

Marjanovic, Nikola; Mirocha, Jeffrey D.; Kosovic, Branko; Lundquist, Julie K.; Chow, Fotini Katopodes

doi:10.1063/1.4989443

Implementation of a generalized actuator line model for wind turbine parameterization in the Weather Research and Forecasting model

Journal Article · Fri Dec 22 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4989443· OSTI ID:1431425

Marjanovic, Nikola ^[1]; Mirocha, Jeffrey D. ^[2]; ^[3]; Lundquist, Julie K. ^[4]; Chow, Fotini Katopodes ^[5]

Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. Corp. for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (United States)
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

A generalized actuator line (GAL) wind turbine parameterization is implemented within the Weather Research and Forecasting model to enable high-fidelity large-eddy simulations of wind turbine interactions with boundary layer flows under realistic atmospheric forcing conditions. Numerical simulations using the GAL parameterization are evaluated against both an already implemented generalized actuator disk (GAD) wind turbine parameterization and two field campaigns that measured the inflow and near-wake regions of a single turbine. The representation of wake wind speed, variance, and vorticity distributions is examined by comparing fine-resolution GAL and GAD simulations and GAD simulations at both fine and coarse-resolutions. The higher-resolution simulations show slightly larger and more persistent velocity deficits in the wake and substantially increased variance and vorticity when compared to the coarse-resolution GAD. The GAL generates distinct tip and root vortices that maintain coherence as helical tubes for approximately one rotor diameter downstream. Coarse-resolution simulations using the GAD produce similar aggregated wake characteristics to both fine-scale GAD and GAL simulations at a fraction of the computational cost. Furthermore, the GAL parameterization provides the capability to resolve near wake physics, including vorticity shedding and wake expansion.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), NREL Alliance Partner University Program (APUP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1431425

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1524289
OSTI ID: 1414604

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-763489; NREL/JA--5000-71250

Journal Information:: Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Journal Name: Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 9; ISSN 1941-7012

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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