Contribution of large scale coherence to wind turbine power: A large eddy simulation study in periodic wind farms
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This dataset includes flow velocity time series collected in a large boundary layer wind tunnel (BLWT) to investigate the intensity of large-scale turbulent gust structures generated by a novel flow-control instrument. The work leveraged a multi-stage flow conditioning system consisting of an active multi-fan gust generator, termed flow field modulator (FFM), that operated in conjunction with an automated roughness element grid (called Terraformer). The primary goal of the study is to assess the effectiveness of the coupled flow conditioning system (FFM and Terraformer) for increasing and tuning large-scale (particularly near-surface) turbulent structures that will enable characterization of their impact on building loads at relatively large BLWT scales (1:50). The dataset can be used and compared against previously published velocity measurements collected using traditional BLWT flow conditioning approaches (i.e., no active control of large-scale turbulence).more » « less