Visualization of the Tip Vortices in a Wind Turbine Wake
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2012
Identifier/URL
42936524 (Pure)
Abstract
In the present study, an experimental study was conducted to characterize the formation and the evolution of the helical tip vortices and turbulent flow structures in the wake of a horizontal axis wind turbine model placed in an atmospheric boundary layer wind. A high-resolution particle image velocimetry system was used to make detailed flow field measurements to quantify the time evolution of the helical tip vortices in relation to the position of the rotating turbine blades in order to elucidate the underlying physics associated with turbine power generation and fatigue loads acting on the wind turbines.
Repository Citation
Yang, Z.,
Sarkar, P.,
& Hu, H.
(2012). Visualization of the Tip Vortices in a Wind Turbine Wake. Journal of Visualization, 15 (1), 39-44.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/mme/605
DOI
10.1007/s12650-011-0112-z
