PAUL LANGROCK

The aerodynamics of wind turbines is greatly affected by turbulent conditions in the wind field. As such, the aerodynamics must be optimized to the wind field, and this is done by describing the latter in highly realistic conditions. Researchers have a stated aim to make this description available for uses including site assessment. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is being used more and more, for which Fraunhofer IWES mainly uses the open code OpenFOAM.

Primary location: Oldenburg Germany