Wind Energy-Related Atmospheric Boundary Layer Large-Eddy Simulation Using OpenFOAM: Preprint

Churchfield, M J; Vijayakumar, G; Brasseur, J G; Moriarty, P J

Title: Wind Energy-Related Atmospheric Boundary Layer Large-Eddy Simulation Using OpenFOAM: Preprint

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This paper develops and evaluates the performance of a large-eddy simulation (LES) solver in computing the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) over flat terrain under a variety of stability conditions, ranging from shear driven (neutral stratification) to moderately convective (unstable stratification).

Authors:: Churchfield, M J; Vijayakumar, G; Brasseur, J G; Moriarty, P J

Publication Date:: Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

OSTI Identifier:: 984992

Report Number(s):: NREL/CP-500-48905
TRN: US201016%%1698

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Presented at 19th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, 2-6 August 2010, Keystone, Colorado

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 17 WIND ENERGY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; PERFORMANCE; SHEAR; SIMULATION; STABILITY; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE; wind turbine; atmospheric boundary layer; ABL; stability conditions

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                    Churchfield, M J, Vijayakumar, G, Brasseur, J G, and Moriarty, P J. Wind Energy-Related Atmospheric Boundary Layer Large-Eddy Simulation Using OpenFOAM: Preprint.  United States: N. p., 2010. 
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                    Churchfield, M J, Vijayakumar, G, Brasseur, J G, & Moriarty, P J. Wind Energy-Related Atmospheric Boundary Layer Large-Eddy Simulation Using OpenFOAM: Preprint.  United States.

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                    Churchfield, M J, Vijayakumar, G, Brasseur, J G, and Moriarty, P J. 2010.  
        "Wind Energy-Related Atmospheric Boundary Layer Large-Eddy Simulation Using OpenFOAM: Preprint".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/984992.

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  abstractNote = {This paper develops and evaluates the performance of a large-eddy simulation (LES) solver in computing the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) over flat terrain under a variety of stability conditions, ranging from shear driven (neutral stratification) to moderately convective (unstable stratification).},

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