Accurate estimation of the static and dynamic wind loads on heliostats based on detailed
measurement and characterisation of turbulence is crucial to avoid structural failure and …

Wind loads are a major driver of heliostat cost. Standardized methods and tools are needed
for a more detailed understanding of the static and dynamic loads of a heliostat design. This …

Heliostat-based concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) systems can offer immense
potential to provide low-cost, dispatchable renewable thermal and electrical energy to help …

This paper investigates similarity effects of atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) turbulence in
full-scale field measurements and wind tunnel experiments on the aerodynamic wind loads …

Mismatch of turbulence spectra from the corresponding full-scale conditions is a common
challenge in wind tunnel modelling of unsteady wind loads on small-scale structures, such …

Non-uniform pressure distributions on the heliostat surface due to turbulence in the
atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) have a significant impact on the maximum bending …

In this paper, the effects of the turbulence integral scale on the buffeting response of a long-
span suspension bridge are studied via the proposed three-dimensional (3D) two …

This paper investigated the influence of the turbulent wind fluctuations in the lowest 10 m of
the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), depending on the surface roughness of the terrain …

This paper investigates the unsteady flow around a high-rise building using OpenFoam. A
Vortex Method is developed to generate upstream unsteady fluctuations that are validated …

Wind loads on heliostats are often investigated through experimental wind tunnel studies or
numerical simulations. However, these approaches cannot consider the full-scale conditions …