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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1247-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1247-2021
Research article
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17 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 17 Sep 2021

FAST.Farm load validation for single wake situations at alpha ventus

Matthias Kretschmer, Jason Jonkman, Vasilis Pettas, and Po Wen Cheng

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We perform a validation of the new simulation tool FAST.Farm for the prediction of power output and structural loads in single wake conditions with respect to measurement data from the offshore wind farm alpha ventus. With a new wake-added turbulence functionality added to FAST.Farm, good agreement between simulations and measurements is achieved for the considered quantities. We hereby give insights into load characteristics of an offshore wind turbine subjected to single wake conditions.
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