Can windbreaks increase the power production of wind farms

R.J.A.M. Stevens; L. Liu

Can windbreaks increase the power production of wind farms

R.J.A.M. Stevens
, L. Liu

Physics of Fluids

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Using large eddy simulations, we demonstrate that windbreaks can enhance the power production of large wind farms. The optimal windbreak height in a wind farm depends on the balance between the flow speedup and drag effects associated with windbreaks. This result is surprising since it has been argued that the added drag would cancel any benefits resulting from the flow speedup. We find the ideal windbreak height in a wind farm is lower than for an individual turbine. This limits the added drag from the windbreaks and enables their effective use in wind farms

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ETMM13 Rhodes, Greece 15-17 September, 2021
Subtitle of host publication	Conference Proceedings
Publisher	Easy Conferences Ltd
Pages	496-501
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2021
Event	13th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering, Turbulence, Modelling and Measurements, ETMM 2021 - Hybrid event, Rhodes, Greece Duration: 15 Sept 2021 → 17 Sept 2021 Conference number: 13 https://etmm.ercoftac.org/etmm/past-etmm-conference/etmm-13-in-rhodes-20/ https://easyconferences.eu/etmm13/proceedings/ (Proceedings)

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Conference	13th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering, Turbulence, Modelling and Measurements, ETMM 2021
Abbreviated title	ETMM
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Rhodes
Period	15/09/21 → 17/09/21
Internet address	https://etmm.ercoftac.org/etmm/past-etmm-conference/etmm-13-in-rhodes-20/ https://easyconferences.eu/etmm13/proceedings/ (Proceedings)

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Enhanced wind-farm performance using windbreaks
Liu, L. & Stevens, R. J. A. M., 30 Jul 2021, In: Physical review fluids. 6, 7, 074611.
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