Articles | Volume 6, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-715-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-715-2021
Research article
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25 May 2021
Research article |  | 25 May 2021

A simplified model for transition prediction applicable to wind-turbine rotors

Thales Fava, Mikaela Lokatt, Niels Sørensen, Frederik Zahle, Ardeshir Hanifi, and Dan Henningson

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ED: Publish as is (20 Apr 2021) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)
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This work develops a simplified framework to predict transition to turbulence on wind-turbine blades. The model is based on the boundary-layer and parabolized stability equations, including rotation and three-dimensionality effects. We show that these effects may promote transition through highly oblique Tollmien–Schlichting (TS) or crossflow modes at low radii, and they should be considered for a correct transition prediction. At high radii, transition tends to occur through 2D TS modes.
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