[HTML][HTML] Grand challenges in the design, manufacture, and operation of future wind turbine systems
Wind energy is foundational for achieving 100% renewable electricity production, and
significant innovation is required as the grid expands and accommodates hybrid plant …
significant innovation is required as the grid expands and accommodates hybrid plant …
Wind turbine response in waked inflow: A modelling benchmark against full-scale measurements
Predicting the power and loads of wind turbines in waked inflow conditions still presents a
major modelling challenge. It requires the accurate modelling of the atmospheric flow …
major modelling challenge. It requires the accurate modelling of the atmospheric flow …
Quantification of wind turbine energy loss due to leading‐edge erosion through infrared‐camera imaging, numerical simulations, and assessment against SCADA and …
Quantification of the performance degradation on the annual energy production (AEP) of a
wind farm due to leading‐edge (LE) erosion of wind turbine blades is important to design …
wind farm due to leading‐edge (LE) erosion of wind turbine blades is important to design …
[HTML][HTML] Numerical study of the hydrodynamic stability of a wind-turbine airfoil with a laminar separation bubble under free-stream turbulence
The interaction of several instabilities and the influence of free-stream turbulence on laminar-
turbulent transition on a 20% thick wind-turbine blade section with a laminar separation …
turbulent transition on a 20% thick wind-turbine blade section with a laminar separation …
[HTML][HTML] On the laminar–turbulent transition mechanism on megawatt wind turbine blades operating in atmospheric flow
Among a few field experiments on wind turbines for analyzing laminar–turbulent boundary
layer transition, the results obtained from the DAN-AERO and aerodynamic glove projects …
layer transition, the results obtained from the DAN-AERO and aerodynamic glove projects …
Periods of constant wind speed: how long do they last in the turbulent atmospheric boundary layer?
D Moreno, J Friedrich, M Wächter… - Wind Energy …, 2025 - wes.copernicus.org
We perform a statistical analysis of the occurrence of periods of constant wind speed in
atmospheric turbulence. We hypothesize that such periods of constant wind speed are …
atmospheric turbulence. We hypothesize that such periods of constant wind speed are …
[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulations of the transition from laminar to turbulent regimes of planar viscous flows past airfoils
The turbulent transition of the planar flow past the NACA0015 (National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics) profile is investigated at Reynolds number 180 000. Different angles of …
for Aeronautics) profile is investigated at Reynolds number 180 000. Different angles of …
[HTML][HTML] A simplified model for transition prediction applicable to wind-turbine rotors
This work aims to develop a simple framework for transition prediction over wind-turbine
blades, including effects of the blade rotation and spanwise velocity without requiring fully …
blades, including effects of the blade rotation and spanwise velocity without requiring fully …
[PDF][PDF] On the stability and transition to turbulence of the flow over a wind-turbine airfoil under varying free-stream turbulence intensity
The present work investigates the laminar-turbulent transition of the flow around a typical
section of a wind turbine blade under different levels of isotropic inflow turbulence at a …
section of a wind turbine blade under different levels of isotropic inflow turbulence at a …
Analysis of the DANAERO wind turbine field database to assess the importance of different state‐of‐the‐art blade element momentum (BEM) correction models
Aerodynamic loads of wind turbine blades are often predicted by manufacturers using the
blade element momentum (BEM) theory, for which many corrections have been proposed in …
blade element momentum (BEM) theory, for which many corrections have been proposed in …