Experimental investigation of aerodynamic characteristics of bat carcasses after collision with a wind turbine

Prakash, Shivendra; Markfort, Corey D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-745-2020

Articles | Volume 5, issue 2

Wind Energ. Sci., 5, 745–758, 2020

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-745-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Wind Energ. Sci., 5, 745–758, 2020

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-745-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 5, issue 2

Research article 16 Jun 2020

Research article | 16 Jun 2020

Experimental investigation of aerodynamic characteristics of bat carcasses after collision with a wind turbine

Shivendra Prakash and Corey D. Markfort

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Experimental Investigation of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Bat Carcasses after Collision with a Wind Turbine', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Aug 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to Referee 1 comments on “Experimental Investigation of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Bat Carcasses after Collision with a Wind Turbine” by Prakash and Markfort.', Corey Markfort, 04 Sep 2019
EC1: 'Review by Editor', Jakob Mann, 29 Feb 2020
- AC2: 'Reply to Editor comments on “Experimental Investigation of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Bat Carcasses after Collision with a Wind Turbine” by Prakash and Markfort.', Corey Markfort, 19 Mar 2020
RC2: 'Review by Editor', Jakob Mann, 29 Feb 2020
- AC3: 'Revised and red-lined manuscript', Corey Markfort, 19 Mar 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Corey Markfort on behalf of the Authors (19 Mar 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (09 Apr 2020) by Jakob Mann

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (11 Apr 2020) by Gerard J.W. van Bussel(Chief Editor)

Short summary

Bat carcass surveys guided by likely fall zone distributions require accurate descriptions of carcass aerodynamics. This research introduces a new methodology resulting in the first direct measurements of bat carcass drag coefficients. The drag coefficient for three carcasses of three different species was found to be within a range of 0.70–1.23, with a terminal velocity between 6.63 and 17.57 m s⁻¹. This information is useful for assessing the impact of wind farm projects on wildlife.