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Articles | Volume 11, issue 9
Articles | Volume 11, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3401-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3401-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 11, issue 9
Research article
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11 Sep 2026
Research article |  | 11 Sep 2026

Dynamics of floating-wind-turbine wakes in a wind tunnel setup

Ricardo Amaral, Felix Houtin-Mongrolle, Dominic von Terzi, Kasper Laugesen, Paul Deglaire, and Axelle Viré

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This work investigated the effect of a variety of floating-wind-turbine motions on the wake, the slower and more turbulent air left behind the rotor. This was done via computational simulations that reproduced a wind tunnel setup to test the tunnel's impact. While some motions barely disturbed the wake, other motions produced a remarkably different wake structure. The wind tunnel walls influenced the wake to some degree, but the general behavior was consistent with what is seen in the open air.
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