Wind Energy Siting Methodology Windfield Model Verification Program. I. Oahu, Hawaii data set. Interim report, 15 September 1978-15 April 1979

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6781101· OSTI ID:6781101

Traci, R. M.; Phillips, G. T.; Rock, K. C.

Results of the first phase of a verification program for a mathematical-windfield-model-based Wind Energy Conversion System Siting Methodology are presented. The objective is to assess the quantitative accuracy of the windfield models, SIGMET and NOABL, relative to observed wind data for the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In particular, the goal is to determine the ability of the detailed-physics SIGMET model to describe dynamic atmospheric effects in a mesoscale region of complex terrain and the ability of the simplified physics NOABL model to predict windfields in regions of complex terrain utilizing available wind data. To this end, two SIGMET simulations of typical flow conditions and approximately one hundred NOABL simulations of actual wind events in the Oahu Wind Data Network historical record were performed. Detailed comparisons are presented with station wind data which was not used in the simulations.

• Research Organization: Science Applications, Inc., La Jolla, CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-77ET20280
• OSTI ID: 6781101
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/20280-79/3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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