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Vortex identification methods applied to wind turbine tip vortices

Manolesos, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-5506-6061 (2022). Vortex identification methods applied to wind turbine tip vortices. Wind Energy Science, 7(2), pp. 585-602. doi: 10.5194/wes-7-585-2022

Abstract

This study describes the impact of postprocessing methods on the calculated parameters of tip vortices of a wind turbine model when tested using particle image velocimetry (PIV). Several vortex identification methods and differentiation schemes are compared. The chosen methods are based on two components of the velocity field and their derivatives. They are applied to each instantaneous velocity field from the dataset and also to the calculated average velocity field. The methodologies are compared through the vortex center location, vortex core radius and jittering zone.

Results show that the tip vortex center locations and radius have good comparability and can vary only a few grid spacings between methods. Conversely, the convection velocity and the jittering surface, defined as the area where the instantaneous vortex centers are located, vary between identification methods.

Overall, the examined parameters depend significantly on the postprocessing method and selected vortex identification criteria. Therefore, this study proves that the selection of the most suitable postprocessing methods of PIV data is pivotal to ensure robust results.

Publication Type: Article
Additional Information: © Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Subjects: T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Departments: School of Science & Technology > Engineering
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