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Multipoint high-fidelity CFD-based aerodynamic shape optimization of a 10 MW wind turbine
Aerodynamic Design Section, DTU Wind Energy, Risø Campus, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Frederik Zahle
Aerodynamic Design Section, DTU Wind Energy, Risø Campus, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Niels N. Sørensen
Aerodynamic Design Section, DTU Wind Energy, Risø Campus, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Joaquim R. R. A. Martins
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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The wind energy industry relies heavily on CFD to analyze new designs. This paper investigates a way to utilize CFD further upstream the design process where lower-fidelity methods are used. We present the first comprehensive 3-D CFD adjoint-based shape optimization of a 10 MW modern offshore wind turbine. The present work shows that, with the right tools, we can model the entire geometry, including the root, and optimize modern wind turbine rotors at the cost of a few hundred CFD evaluations.
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