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Articles | Volume 9, issue 3
Articles | Volume 9, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-601-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-601-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 9, issue 3
Research article
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14 Mar 2024
Research article |  | 14 Mar 2024

An insight into the capability of the actuator line method to resolve tip vortices

Pier Francesco Melani, Omar Sherif Mohamed, Stefano Cioni, Francesco Balduzzi, and Alessandro Bianchini

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The actuator line method (ALM) is a powerful tool for wind turbine simulation but struggles to resolve tip effects. The reason is still unclear. To investigate this, we use advanced angle of attack sampling and vortex tracking techniques to analyze the flow around a NACA0018 finite wing, simulated with ALM and blade-resolved computational fluid dynamics. Results show that the ALM can account for tip effects if the correct angle of attack sampling and force projection strategies are adopted.
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