Articles | Volume 10, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1485-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1485-2025
Research article
 | 
28 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 28 Jul 2025

Modeling the influence of streamwise flow field acceleration on the aerodynamic performance of an actuator disk

Clemens Paul Zengler, Niels Troldborg, and Mac Gaunaa

Download

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on wes-2024-181', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Jan 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Clemens Zengler, 27 Mar 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on wes-2024-181', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Feb 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Clemens Zengler, 27 Mar 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Clemens Zengler on behalf of the Authors (17 Apr 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 Apr 2025) by Alessandro Bianchini
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (23 Apr 2025)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (07 May 2025)
ED: Publish as is (08 May 2025) by Alessandro Bianchini
ED: Publish as is (12 May 2025) by Sandrine Aubrun (Chief editor)
AR by Clemens Zengler on behalf of the Authors (14 May 2025)
Download
Short summary
Wind turbine power performance is mostly calculated based on the wind speed measured at the turbine position. The presented results imply that it is necessary to also assess how the undisturbed wind speed changes in the flow direction to accurately predict the power performance. In other words, the acceleration of the flow is relevant for the energy production. An outcome of this work is a simple model that can be used to include flow acceleration in power performance predictions.
Share
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint