Articles | Volume 10, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-887-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-887-2025
Research article
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07 May 2025
Research article |  | 07 May 2025

An analytical formulation for turbulence kinetic energy added by wind turbines based on large-eddy simulation

Ali Khanjari, Asim Feroz, and Cristina L. Archer

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on wes-2024-128', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Nov 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Cristina Archer, 22 Jan 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on wes-2024-128', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Jan 2025
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Cristina Archer, 22 Jan 2025
  • RC3: 'Comment on wes-2024-128', Anonymous Referee #3, 11 Jan 2025
    • AC4: 'Reply on RC3', Cristina Archer, 22 Jan 2025
  • AC1: 'Reply to the first round of reviews of wes-2024-128', Cristina Archer, 22 Jan 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Cristina Archer on behalf of the Authors (22 Jan 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 Jan 2025) by Johan Meyers
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Feb 2025)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (10 Feb 2025)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 Feb 2025)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (13 Feb 2025) by Johan Meyers
AR by Cristina Archer on behalf of the Authors (18 Feb 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (19 Feb 2025) by Johan Meyers
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (20 Feb 2025) by Julia Gottschall (Chief editor)
AR by Cristina Archer on behalf of the Authors (27 Feb 2025)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Wind turbines add turbulence to the atmosphere behind them, especially 4–6 diameters downstream and near the rotor top. We propose an equation that predicts the distribution of added turbulence as a function of a turbine parameter (thrust coefficient) and an atmospheric parameter (undisturbed turbulence intensity before the turbine). We find that our equation performs well, although not perfectly. Ultimately this equation can be used to better understand how wind turbines affect the atmosphere.
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