Large eddy simulation of the surface boundary layer for wind energy applications
Supervisors: Neumann (DEWI GmbH) and Siegfried Raasch
Responsible: Beatriz Cañadillas
Project type: ModObs: "Atmospheric modelling for wind energy, climate and environment applications: exploring added value from new observation technique". (Research Training Networks FP6 (MRTN-CT-2005-019369))
Duration: 01/10/2006-30/09/2009

In wind energy, mean flow characteristics are the primary focus in many cases, although turbulence effects are important when considering turbine design specifications as well as turbine operation and maintenance costs. Understanding these effects and their origins are the aim of this project.

• The first part will be to check whether the LES simulations verify fairly against observations, making use of off-shore wind data at FINO1 meteorological mast located in the North See. This comparison will help to understand better the observations within the PBL as well as to assess the applicability of LES in wind energy, in those cases where the standard measurements (cup anemometers) of the wind flow are not enough.
  
• The second part will be to get a better understanding of the inflow wind variation over the turbine rotor.