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Research article
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20 May 2016
Research article |
| 20 May 2016
Comparison of OpenFOAM and EllipSys3D for neutral atmospheric flow over complex terrain
Dalibor Cavar
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Department, Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Pierre-Elouan Réthoré
Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Department, Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Andreas Bechmann
Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Department, Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Niels N. Sørensen
Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Department, Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Benjamin Martinez
Vattenfall Nordic R & D, 7000 Fredericia, Denmark
Frederik Zahle
Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Department, Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Jacob Berg
Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Department, Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Mark C. Kelly
Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Department, Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Short summary
Feasibility of a freely available CFD tool, OpenFOAM, in calculating flows of general relevance to the wind industry is investigated by comparing several aspects of its performance to a well-established in-house EllipSys3D solver. The comparison is focused on CFD solver demands regarding grid generation process and computational time.
The quality and accuracy of the achieved results are investigated by conducting the computations using identical/similar solver parameters and numerical setups..
Feasibility of a freely available CFD tool, OpenFOAM, in calculating flows of general relevance...
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