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Time-varying wind-turbine wakes at high Reynolds numbers
Nathaniel J. Wei, Adina Y. Fleisher, John W. Kurelek +1
Wind turbines operating in the atmospheric boundary layer are constantly exposed to time-varying flow conditions. These disturbances often occur on similar time scales to wind-turb…
Wake dynamics of wind turbines in unsteady streamwise flow conditions
Nathaniel J. Wei, Adnan El Makdah, JiaCheng Hu +3
The unsteady flow physics of wind-turbine wakes under dynamic forcing conditions are critical to the modeling and control of wind farms for optimal power density. Unsteady forcing…
Modeling unsteady loads on wind-turbine blade sections from periodic structural oscillations and impinging gusts
Nathaniel J. Wei, Omkar B. Shende
Many traditional methods for wind turbine design and analysis assume quasi-steady aerodynamics, but atmospheric flows are inherently unsteady and modern turbine blades are suscepti…
Power-generation enhancements and upstream flow properties of turbines in unsteady inflow conditions
Nathaniel J. Wei, John O. Dabiri
Energy-harvesting systems in complex flow environments, such as floating offshore wind turbines, tidal turbines, and ground-fixed turbines in axial gusts, encounter unsteady stream…
Phase-Averaged Dynamics of a Periodically Surging Wind Turbine
Nathaniel J. Wei, John O. Dabiri
The unsteady power generation of a wind turbine translating in the streamwise direction is relevant to floating offshore wind turbines, kite-mounted airborne wind turbines, and oth…
Near-wake structure of full-scale vertical-axis wind turbines
Nathaniel J. Wei, Ian D. Brownstein, Jennifer L. Cardona +2
To design and optimize arrays of vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) for maximal power density and minimal wake losses, a careful consideration of the inherently three-dimensional…