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Investigating the interactions between wakes and floating wind turbines using FAST.Farm
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Jason Jonkman
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Regis Thedin
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
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As floating wind turbines progress to arrays with multiple units, it becomes important to understand how the wake of a floating turbine affects the performance of other units in the array. Due to the compliance of the floating substructure, the wake of a floating wind turbine may behave differently from that of a fixed turbine. In this work, we present an investigation of the mutual interaction between the motions of floating wind turbines and wakes.
As floating wind turbines progress to arrays with multiple units, it becomes important to...
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