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A Proper-Orthogonal-Decomposition (POD) Study of the Wake Characteristics behind a Wind Turbine Model

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ENERGIES
卷 15, 期 10, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en15103596

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turbine wake characteristics; POD; PIV measurements

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  1. National Science Foundation (NSF) [CBET-1438009, TIP-2140489]

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This study conducted a comprehensive analysis on the turbine wake characteristics using a Proper-Orthogonal-Decomposition (POD) method. The experiments revealed the presence of characteristic helical-tip vortex filaments and secondary vortex filaments behind the turbine model, which breakup near the hub to form shear layers. The study also used a high-resolution Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system to capture detailed flow field measurements and extract coherent flow structures using POD analysis.
A comprehensive study was performed to analyze turbine wake characteristics by using a Proper-Orthogonal-Decomposition (POD) method to identify the dominant flow features from a comprehensive experimental database. The wake flow characteristics behind a typical three-bladed horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) were measured in a large-scale wind tunnel with a scaled turbine model placed in a typical offshore Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) wind under a neutral stability condition. A high-resolution Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system was used to achieve detailed flow field measurements to characterize the turbulent flows and wake vortex structures behind the turbine model. Statistically averaged measurements revealed the presence of the characteristic helical-tip vortex filament along with a unique secondary vortex filament emanating from 60% of the blade span measured from the hub. Both filaments breakup in the near-wake region (similar to 0.6 rotor diameter downstream) to form shear layers, contrary to previous computational and experimental observations in which vortex filaments break up in the far wake. A Proper-Orthogonal-Decomposition (POD) analysis, based on both velocity and vorticity-based formulations, was used to extract the coherent flow structures, predominantly comprised of tip and midspan vortex elements. The reconstructions showed coherence in the flow field prior to the vortex breakup which subsequently degraded in the turbulent shear layer. The accuracy of the POD reconstructions was validated qualitatively by comparing the prediction results between the velocity and vorticity-based formulations as well as the phase-averaged PIV measurement results. This early vortex breakup was attributed to the reduced pitch between consecutive helical turns, the proximity between midspan filaments and blade tips as well as the turbulence intensity of the incoming boundary layer wind.

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