Investigations of Farm-to-Farm Interactions and Blockage Effects from AWAKEN Using Large-Scale Numerical Simulations

Cheung, Lawrence; Hsieh, Alan; Blaylock, Myra; Herges, Thomas; deVelder, Nathaniel; Brown, Kenneth; Sakievich, Philip; Houck, Daniel; Maniaci, David; Kaul, Collen; Rai, Raj; Hamilton, Nicholas; Rybchuk, Alex; Scott, Ryan; Thedin, Regis; Brazell, Michael; Churchfield, Matthew; Sprague, Michael

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2505/1/012023

Investigations of Farm-to-Farm Interactions and Blockage Effects from AWAKEN Using Large-Scale Numerical Simulations

Journal Article · Tue May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Journal of Physics. Conference Series

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2505/1/012023· OSTI ID:1991202

Cheung, Lawrence ^[1]; Hsieh, Alan ^[2]; Blaylock, Myra ^[1]; Herges, Thomas ^[2]; deVelder, Nathaniel ^[2]; Brown, Kenneth ^[2]; Sakievich, Philip ^[2]; Houck, Daniel ^[2]; Maniaci, David ^[2]; Kaul, Collen ^[3]; Rai, Raj ^[3]; ^[4]; ^[4]; Scott, Ryan ^[4]; Thedin, Regis ^[4]; Brazell, Michael ^[4]; ^[4]; ^[4]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

A large-scale numerical computation of five wind farms was performed as a part of the American WAKE experimeNt (AWAKEN). This high-fidelity computation used the ExaWind/AMR-Wind LES solver to simulate a 100 km × 100 km domain containing 541 turbines under unstable atmospheric conditions matching previous measurements. The turbines were represented by Joukowski and OpenFAST coupled actuator disk models. Results of this qualitative comparison illustrate the interactions of wind farms with large-scale ABL structures in the flow, as well as the extent of downstream wake penetration in the flow and blockage effects around wind farms.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Wind Energy Technologies Office; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; NA0003525; AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1991202

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1997356

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5000-85581; MainId:86354; UUID:fa79f185-8dd9-4d60-9fb5-6f4e51d7d622; MainAdminID:69883

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. Conference Series, Journal Name: Journal of Physics. Conference Series Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 2505; ISSN 1742-6588

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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