Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/N508524/1 | |
| Title | SWEPT2 | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor JM Graham No email address given Aeronautics Imperial College London |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 May 2015 | |
| End Date | 30 April 2018 | |
| Duration | 36 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £71,008 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Energy : Energy | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor JM Graham , Aeronautics, Imperial College London (100.000%) |
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| Objectives | The SWEPT2 consortium is funded via 5 EPSRC grants and one InnovateUK award : see EP/N508500/1, EP/N508512/1, EP/N508524/1, EP/N508536/1, EP/N508548/1, and InnUK/102239/01 | |
| Abstract | The SWEPT2 project aims to develop a sophisticated tool for modelling of wind turbine wakes and wake interactions. It is well known that present wake models are inadequate, especially for application to large offshore wind farms, and have led to wind farm designs with larger than expected wake losses. Improved wake models are essential for improved wind farm designs with improved energy yield. Validation of wake models is critical but difficult to undertake at full scale. By making use of LIDAR and full size turbines, the project aims to collect data on wakes that will provide confidence in the validation process. The Imperial College contribution is to improve the understanding of the flow physics associated with largescale rotor wakes interacting with the turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer and with downstream rotors. This isaimed at improving the turbulence modelling in the CFD calculations of flow through the whole wind park array of HAWTs. Comparisons with experimental measurements at laboratory scale and at full scale to help validation are intended |
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| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 15/07/15 | |
