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Articles | Volume 11, issue 10
Articles | Volume 11, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3775-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3775-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 11, issue 10
Brief communication
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02 Oct 2026
Brief communication |  | 02 Oct 2026

Brief communication: A novel wake mixing phenomenon and key parameters for wake recovery of floating wind turbines subjected to surge motions

Christian W. Schulz, Michael Hölling, Joachim Peinke, and Thomas Messmer

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Floating wind turbines move with waves and wind, surging back and forth. Using wind tunnel experiments, we show that this motion can help the wake (the disturbed air trailing the turbine) recover faster, so downwind turbines receive more wind. This effect is strong when the turbine pulls hard on the wind, known as high thrust. We also discovered a new effect: recovery improves when the surging is just slightly slower than the blades' spin. This could make floating wind farms more efficient.
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