Coherent dynamics in the rotor tip shear layer of utility-scale wind turbines

DOI10.1017/jfm.2016.503zbMath1432.76107arXiv1512.02517OpenAlexW2286232531MaRDI QIDQ4975276

Xiaolei Yang, Matthew F. Barone, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Jiarong Hong

Publication date: 4 August 2017

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.02517

zbMATH Keywords

wakesvortex instabilityshear layer turbulence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluids (76D05) Shear flows and turbulence (76F10) Direct numerical and large eddy simulation of turbulence (76F65)

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