Large-eddy simulations of a utility-scale offshore wind farm under neutral atmospheric conditions
Accurate simulation of offshore wind farm performance requires realistic modeling of sea-surface interactions. A comparison was performed between the wave-phase-aware and wave-phase-averaged boundary conditions in large-eddy simulations of a utility-scale offshore wind farm. The wave-phase-aware approach, informed by high-order wave modeling, yields faster wake recovery and improved agreement with supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) measurements, highlighting the importance of resolving wave kinematics in high-fidelity wind farm modeling.
Authors
- Fotis Sotiropoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4865-1999)
- Ali Khosronejad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9549-3746)
- Christian Santoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7578-2161)
- Lian Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3762-3829)
- Tor Viren
Institutions
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- University of Minnesota System (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Fluids
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevfluids.10.054801
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Wind Energy Research and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.98
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Water Power Technologies Office