Colloquium: Suzanne Hendriks (FPT)
27 september 2024 14:30 - Locatie: Lecture Hall E, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Kluyverweg 1, DELFT | Zet in mijn agenda
Analysis of the Wake of Tandem Floating Wind Turbines
The effect of a surging, pitching and yawing motion of a floating wind turbine on its wake as well as its effect on a stationary downstream turbine are analysed using PTV and load cells. Scale models of the DTU 10 MW turbine models are used and the upstream turbine is placed onto a 6 DoF kinematic robot. Results show that pitch has a larger effect on the flow field in the wake than surge and that the effects of low frequency motion are more visible than those of high frequency motions. Additionally, low frequency pitch and surge had the greatest effect on the loads. A sinusoidal motion is visible and the mean thrust, torque, and power is increased. The effect of high frequency motions is not visible. In future studies, the wake behind a downstream turbine can be examined. Moreover, the downstream turbine can also be moving rather than static.
Supervisor: F. Taruffi