Articles | Volume 9, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1123-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1123-2024
Research article
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08 May 2024
Research article |  | 08 May 2024

The multi-scale coupled model: a new framework capturing wind farm–atmosphere interaction and global blockage effects

Sebastiano Stipa, Arjun Ajay, Dries Allaerts, and Joshua Brinkerhoff

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Toolbox fOr Stratified Convective Atmospheres (TOSCA) Sebastiano Stipa et al. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/Q4VAF

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This paper introduces the multi-scale coupled (MSC) model, an engineering framework aimed at modeling turbine–wake and wind farm–gravity wave interactions, as well as local and global blockage effects. Comparisons against large eddy simulations show that the MSC model offers a valid contribution towards advancing our understanding of the coupled wind farm–atmosphere interaction, helping refining power estimation methodologies for existing and future wind farm sites.
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