Articles | Volume 8, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-449-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-449-2023
Research article
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30 Mar 2023
Research article |  | 30 Mar 2023

Evolution of eddy viscosity in the wake of a wind turbine

Ryan Scott, Luis Martínez-Tossas, Juliaan Bossuyt, Nicholas Hamilton, and Raúl B. Cal

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In this work we examine the relationship between wind speed and turbulent stresses within a wind turbine wake. This relationship changes further from the turbine as the driving physical phenomena vary throughout the wake. We propose a model for this process and test the effectiveness of our model against existing formulations. Our approach increases the accuracy of wind speed predictions, which will lead to better estimates of wind plant performance and promote more efficient wind plant design.
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