Piloted Simulation of the Rotorcraft Wind Turbine Wake Interaction during Hover and Transit Flights
Helicopters are used for offshore wind farms for maintenance and support flights. The number of helicopter operations is increasing with the expansion of offshore wind energy, which stresses the point that the current German regulations have not yet been validated through scientific analysis. A coll...
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| author | Alexander Štrbac Daniel Heinrich Greiwe Frauke Hoffmann Marion Cormier Thorsten Lutz |
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| description | Helicopters are used for offshore wind farms for maintenance and support flights. The number of helicopter operations is increasing with the expansion of offshore wind energy, which stresses the point that the current German regulations have not yet been validated through scientific analysis. A collaborative research project between DLR, the Technical University of Munich, the University of Stuttgart and the University of Tübingen has been conducted to examine the sizes of the flight corridors on offshore wind farms and the lateral safety clearance for helicopter hoist operations at offshore wind turbines. This paper details the results of piloted helicopter simulations in a realistic offshore wind farm scenario. The far-wake of rotating wind turbines and the near-wake of non-rotating wind turbines have been simulated with high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics under realistic turbulent inflow conditions. The resulting flow fields have been processed by superposition during piloted simulations in the research flight simulator AVES to examine the flight corridors in transit flights and the lateral safety clearance in hovering flights. The results suggest a sufficient size for the flight corridor and sufficient lateral safety clearance at the offshore wind turbines in the considered scenarios. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e097e8f13c9c48758806d73a0f5932502023-11-23T22:57:29ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-02-01155179010.3390/en15051790Piloted Simulation of the Rotorcraft Wind Turbine Wake Interaction during Hover and Transit FlightsAlexander Štrbac0Daniel Heinrich Greiwe1Frauke Hoffmann2Marion Cormier3Thorsten Lutz4German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Flight Systems, 38108 Braunschweig, GermanyGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Flight Systems, 38108 Braunschweig, GermanyGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Flight Systems, 38108 Braunschweig, GermanyInstitute of Aerodynamics and Gas Dynamics (IAG), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, GermanyInstitute of Aerodynamics and Gas Dynamics (IAG), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, GermanyHelicopters are used for offshore wind farms for maintenance and support flights. The number of helicopter operations is increasing with the expansion of offshore wind energy, which stresses the point that the current German regulations have not yet been validated through scientific analysis. A collaborative research project between DLR, the Technical University of Munich, the University of Stuttgart and the University of Tübingen has been conducted to examine the sizes of the flight corridors on offshore wind farms and the lateral safety clearance for helicopter hoist operations at offshore wind turbines. This paper details the results of piloted helicopter simulations in a realistic offshore wind farm scenario. The far-wake of rotating wind turbines and the near-wake of non-rotating wind turbines have been simulated with high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics under realistic turbulent inflow conditions. The resulting flow fields have been processed by superposition during piloted simulations in the research flight simulator AVES to examine the flight corridors in transit flights and the lateral safety clearance in hovering flights. The results suggest a sufficient size for the flight corridor and sufficient lateral safety clearance at the offshore wind turbines in the considered scenarios.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/5/1790handling qualitiespiloted simulationwind turbine wakehelicopter vortex–rotor interactionwake vortex encounterhelicopter offshore operation |
| spellingShingle | Alexander Štrbac Daniel Heinrich Greiwe Frauke Hoffmann Marion Cormier Thorsten Lutz Piloted Simulation of the Rotorcraft Wind Turbine Wake Interaction during Hover and Transit Flights Energies handling qualities piloted simulation wind turbine wake helicopter vortex–rotor interaction wake vortex encounter helicopter offshore operation |
| title | Piloted Simulation of the Rotorcraft Wind Turbine Wake Interaction during Hover and Transit Flights |
| title_full | Piloted Simulation of the Rotorcraft Wind Turbine Wake Interaction during Hover and Transit Flights |
| title_fullStr | Piloted Simulation of the Rotorcraft Wind Turbine Wake Interaction during Hover and Transit Flights |
| title_full_unstemmed | Piloted Simulation of the Rotorcraft Wind Turbine Wake Interaction during Hover and Transit Flights |
| title_short | Piloted Simulation of the Rotorcraft Wind Turbine Wake Interaction during Hover and Transit Flights |
| title_sort | piloted simulation of the rotorcraft wind turbine wake interaction during hover and transit flights |
| topic | handling qualities piloted simulation wind turbine wake helicopter vortex–rotor interaction wake vortex encounter helicopter offshore operation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/5/1790 |
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