TY - JOUR

T1 - Improvement and development of one- and two-dimensional discrete gust models using a large-eddy simulation model

AU - Knigge, Christoph

AU - Raasch, Siegfried

N1 - Funding Information: This work has been carried out within the research group FOR 1066 ( http://www.for1066.tu-bs.de/ ) and was founded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) grant RA 617/19-2 . Numerical simulations have been carried out on the SGI-ICE system of the North-German Supercomputing Alliance (HLRN).

PY - 2016/6/1

Y1 - 2016/6/1

N2 - High resolution large-eddy simulations (LES) were carried out to simulate the turbulent flow of the atmospheric boundary layer during an idealized strong-wind event in order to verify discrete gust models like the one-minus-cosine law which are used in the design process of aircraft and wind turbines. Furthermore existing gust models will be improved and new analytical approaches will be developed to approximate gusts more accurately. Mean gust shapes of the three wind speed components are calculated by means of virtual measurements of the turbulent wind speed at different heights above ground to analyze both the one- and two-dimensional characteristics of discrete gusts. One-dimensional results of the mean gust shapes show significant differences compared to the classical one-cosine gust model like a steeper increase and decrease as well as a rather constant middle part. Results obtained from previous mast measurements, however, show the same main gust characteristics as the present LES gusts. Two-dimensional mean gust shapes have not been calculated from field measurements yet. The results obtained from the LES data show elliptically shaped contours with different aspect ratios for different gust diameters and heights above ground. For both, one- and two-dimensional mean gust shapes, mathematical approximations are presented as alternative approach to the classical gust models in order to be able to reproduce the mean gust shapes for future applications.

AB - High resolution large-eddy simulations (LES) were carried out to simulate the turbulent flow of the atmospheric boundary layer during an idealized strong-wind event in order to verify discrete gust models like the one-minus-cosine law which are used in the design process of aircraft and wind turbines. Furthermore existing gust models will be improved and new analytical approaches will be developed to approximate gusts more accurately. Mean gust shapes of the three wind speed components are calculated by means of virtual measurements of the turbulent wind speed at different heights above ground to analyze both the one- and two-dimensional characteristics of discrete gusts. One-dimensional results of the mean gust shapes show significant differences compared to the classical one-cosine gust model like a steeper increase and decrease as well as a rather constant middle part. Results obtained from previous mast measurements, however, show the same main gust characteristics as the present LES gusts. Two-dimensional mean gust shapes have not been calculated from field measurements yet. The results obtained from the LES data show elliptically shaped contours with different aspect ratios for different gust diameters and heights above ground. For both, one- and two-dimensional mean gust shapes, mathematical approximations are presented as alternative approach to the classical gust models in order to be able to reproduce the mean gust shapes for future applications.

KW - Aircraft

KW - Atmospheric boundary layer

KW - Gust loads

KW - Large-eddy simulation

KW - Mean gust shape

KW - Strong-wind event

KW - Wind turbines

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U2 - 10.1016/j.jweia.2016.03.004

DO - 10.1016/j.jweia.2016.03.004

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84962315546

VL - 153

SP - 46

EP - 59

JO - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

JF - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

SN - 0167-6105

ER -