Numerical simulations to the diurnal variation of wakes behind wind turbines

A micro-scale numerical model was used to study the wind distribution in the vicinity of a wind turbine. Numerical results show, that the wake behind the turbine strongly depends on the time of day with a moderate horizontal extension during neutral daytime conditions and an elongated wake during st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Günter Gross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2010-02-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2010/0418