Evaluation of Actuator Disk Model Relative to Actuator Surface Model for Predicting Utility-Scale Wind Turbine Wakes | |
Li ZB(李曌斌)1; Yang XL(杨晓雷)1,2![]() | |
Source Publication | ENERGIES
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2020-07-01 | |
Volume | 13Issue:14Pages:18 |
ISSN | 1996-1073 |
Abstract | The Actuator Disk (AD) model is widely used in Large-Eddy Simulations (LES) to simulate wind turbine wakes because of its computing efficiency. The capability of the AD model in predicting time-average quantities of wind tunnel-scale turbines has been assessed extensively in the literature. However, its capability in predicting wakes of utility-scale wind turbines especially for the coherent flow structures is not clear yet. In this work, we take the time-averaged statistics and Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) modes computed from a well-validated Actuator Surface (AS) model as references to evaluate the capability of the AD model in predicting the wake of a 2.5 MW utility-scale wind turbine for uniform inflow and fully developed turbulent inflow conditions. For the uniform inflow cases, the predictions from the AD model are significantly different from those from the AS model for the time-averaged velocity, and the turbulence kinetic energy until nine rotor diameters (D) downstream of the turbine. For the turbulent inflow cases, on the other hand, the differences in the time-averaged quantities predicted by the AS and AD models are not significant especially at far wake locations. As for DMD modes, significant differences are observed in terms of dominant frequencies and DMD patterns for both inflows. Moreover, the effects of incoming large eddies, bluff body shear layer instability, and hub vortexes on the coherent flow structures are discussed in this paper. |
Keyword | wind turbine wake actuator disk model actuator surface model dynamic mode decomposition coherent structures wake meandering |
DOI | 10.3390/en13143574 |
Indexed By | SCI ; EI |
Language | 英语 |
WOS ID | WOS:000557073400001 |
WOS Keyword | TUNNEL ; FLOW ; TURBULENCE ; DYNAMICS |
WOS Research Area | Energy & Fuels |
WOS Subject | Energy & Fuels |
Funding Project | NSFC Basic Science Center Program[11988102] |
Funding Organization | NSFC Basic Science Center Program |
Classification | Q3 |
Ranking | 1 |
Contributor | Yang, Xiaolei |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://dspace.imech.ac.cn/handle/311007/84875 |
Collection | 非线性力学国家重点实验室 |
Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mech, State Key Lab Nonlinear Mech, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China; 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Engn Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Li ZB,Yang XL. Evaluation of Actuator Disk Model Relative to Actuator Surface Model for Predicting Utility-Scale Wind Turbine Wakes[J]. ENERGIES,2020,13,14,:18.Rp_Au:Yang, Xiaolei |
APA | Li ZB,&Yang XL.(2020).Evaluation of Actuator Disk Model Relative to Actuator Surface Model for Predicting Utility-Scale Wind Turbine Wakes.ENERGIES,13(14),18. |
MLA | Li ZB,et al."Evaluation of Actuator Disk Model Relative to Actuator Surface Model for Predicting Utility-Scale Wind Turbine Wakes".ENERGIES 13.14(2020):18. |
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