Large Eddy Simulation of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Wakes

In this study, large eddy simulation (LES) is combined with a turbine model to investigate the wake behind a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) in a three-dimensional turbulent flow. Two methods are used to model the subgrid-scale (SGS) stresses: (a) the Smagorinsky model; and (b) the modulated gradi...

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Main Authors: Sina Shamsoddin, Fernando Porté-Agel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-02-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/7/2/890