Effect of yaw on wake and load characteristics of two tandem offshore wind turbines under neutral atmospheric boundary layer conditions

被引:1
作者
Ju, Liangyu [1 ]
Li, Linmin [1 ]
Wang, Zhengdao [1 ]
Yang, Hui [1 ]
Zhang, Wei [1 ]
Wei, Yikun [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Zhejiang Sci Tech Univ, Zhejiang Key Lab Multiflow & Fluid Machinery, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[2] Hefei Gen Machinery Res Inst Co Ltd, Gen Machinery & Key Basic Component Innovat Ctr An, Hefei 230031, Anhui, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION; LARGE-SCALE MOTIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; FARM; PERFORMANCE; FLOW; TURBULENCE; VORTICES; DYNAMICS; CHANNEL;
D O I
10.1063/5.0235036
中图分类号
O3 [力学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0801 ;
摘要
In this work, we numerically investigated the effects of yaw angle on the wake and power characteristics of two National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 5 MW wind turbines based on actuator line method (ALM) and large eddy simulation (LES) under a neutral atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) with specified offshore surface roughness. The turbines are placed in tandem, with a spacing of seven rotor diameters, and the yaw angles range from 0 degrees to 30 degrees. The results indicate that under coordinated yaw conditions, the wakes of the two turbines significantly shift with increasing yaw angles, encroaching on the trailing edge of the turbines. The expansion of the wakes also gradually weakens, leading to a reduction in width. The superposition of the wake generated by the downstream turbine diminishes, leading to both turbines exhibiting approximately comparable physical characteristics within their respective wakes. As the wake of the upstream turbine propagates downstream, a secondary low-speed region emerges between the primary low-speed zone of the wake of downstream turbine and the surrounding atmosphere. With the increase in yaw angle, this secondary low-speed region significantly enhances the rate of wake recovery while also inducing a more pronounced deflection of the wake, thereby demonstrating a stronger entrainment effect. Regarding load characteristics, the time history of power characteristics and the power spectral density (PSD) spectra indicate a good turbine response to the inflow. The power characteristics of the upstream turbine exhibit a scaling law is closely related to the yaw angle. The quantitative relationship is established between yaw angle and the power distribution of the turbines, alongside a proposed correlation between the yaw angle and the cos 2(gamma) scaled power curve. The power of upstream turbine decreases and the power of downstream turbine gradually increases with the increase in yaw angle. It is further found that the downstream turbine demonstrates optimal performance at a yaw angle of 20 degrees due to the influence of the yawed upstream turbine. These analyses provide insights into the characteristics of wind turbine arrays under yaw conditions from the perspective of unsteady wake features, interactions, and aerodynamic performance, which can aid in wind farm unit planning and control strategies.
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