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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-589-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-589-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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04 Sep 2018
Research article |
| 04 Sep 2018
| 04 Sep 2018
Large-eddy simulation sensitivities to variations of configuration and forcing parameters in canonical boundary-layer flows for wind energy applications
Jeffrey D. Mirocha
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Matthew J. Churchfield
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Domingo Muñoz-Esparza
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
current address: National Center for Atmospheric Research,
Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Raj K. Rai
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
Branko Kosović
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Sue Ellen Haupt
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Barbara Brown
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Brandon L. Ennis
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA
Caroline Draxl
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Javier Sanz Rodrigo
Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables, Sarriguren, Navarra,
31621E, Spain
William J. Shaw
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
Larry K. Berg
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
Patrick J. Moriarty
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Rodman R. Linn
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
Veerabhadra R. Kotamarthi
Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
Ramesh Balakrishnan
Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
Joel W. Cline
US Department of Energy, Wind Energy Technology Office, Washington
DC 20585, USA
Michael C. Robinson
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
US Department of Energy, Wind Energy Technology Office, Washington
DC 20585, USA
Shreyas Ananthan
US Department of Energy, Wind Energy Technology Office, Washington
DC 20585, USA
current address: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden,
CO 80401, USA
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This paper validates the use of idealized large-eddy simulations with periodic lateral boundary conditions to provide boundary-layer flow quantities of interest for wind energy applications. Sensitivities to model formulation, forcing parameter values, and grid configurations were also examined, both to ascertain the robustness of the technique and to characterize inherent uncertainties, as required for the evaluation of more general wind plant flow simulation approaches under development.
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