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

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OSTI ID:1134490

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 Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at the Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, 9-13 June 2014, Leeds, England; Related Information: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English