Coupling a Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction Model with Large-Eddy Simulation for Realistic Wind Plant Aerodynamics Simulations (Poster)

Caroline Draxl, Matthew Churchfield, Julie Lundquist, Patrick Moriarty, Avi Purkayastha, Michael Sprague, Jeff Mirocha, Brian Vanderwende, Sang Lee

Research output: NRELPoster

Abstract

Wind plant aerodynamics are influenced by a combination of microscale and mesoscale phenomena. Incorporating mesoscale atmospheric forcing (e.g., diurnal cycles and frontal passages) into wind plant simulations can lead to a more accurate representation of microscale flows, aerodynamics, and wind turbine/plant performance. Our goal is to couple a numerical weather prediction model that canrepresent mesoscale flow [specifically the Weather Research and Forecasting model] with a microscale LES model (OpenFOAM) that can predict microscale turbulence and wake losses.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - 2014

Publication series

NamePresented at the Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, 9-13 June 2014, Leeds, England

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PO-5000-61743

Keywords

  • large-eddy simulations
  • mesoscale flow
  • NREL
  • numerical weather prediction
  • wind plant aerodynamics

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