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Research article
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03 Sep 2021
Research article |
| 03 Sep 2021
| 03 Sep 2021
Recovery processes in a large offshore wind farm
Tanvi Gupta
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, 110016, India
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, 110016, India
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Wind turbines extract momentum from atmospheric flow and convert that to electricity. This study explores recovery processes in wind farms that replenish the momentum so that wind farms can continue to function. Experiments with a numerical model show that momentum transport by turbulent eddies from above the wind turbines is the major contributor to recovery except for strong wind conditions and low wind turbine density, where horizontal advection can also play a major role.
Wind turbines extract momentum from atmospheric flow and convert that to electricity. This study...
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