A CFD analysis of NREL’s 5MW wind turbine in full and model scales
Mariana Lopes Pinto, Guilherme Rosa Franzini, Alexandre N. Simos
Topics & Concepts
Computational fluid dynamicsAerodynamicsFroude numberTurbineReynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equationsThrustRotor (electric)Marine engineeringWind powerScale (ratio)Full scaleAerospace engineeringRange (aeronautics)MechanicsComputer scienceMeteorologyFlow (mathematics)EngineeringMechanical engineeringPhysicsStructural engineeringElectrical engineeringQuantum mechanicsWind Energy Research and DevelopmentFluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisWave and Wind Energy Systems