This project is the implementation of the Double Gaussian Wake model for wind turbines published in the article:
Schreiber, J., Balbaa, A., and Bottasso, C. L.: Brief communication: A double-Gaussian wake model, Wind Energ. Sci., 5, 237–244, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-237-2020, 2020.
The analytical wind turbine wake model assumes a double-Gaussian velocity distribution. The choice of a double-Gaussian shape function is motivated by the behavior of the near-wake region that is observed in numerical simulations and experimental measurements. The method is based on the conservation of momentum principle, while stream-tube theory is used to determine the wake expansion at the tube outlet.
The model parameters used in this repository have been identified for a scaled wind turbine model (TUM-G1). For different wind turbines, it is recommended to re-identify parameters, as they depend on turbine characteristics.
This repository can be installed by downloading the source code (not via the PyPI package manager).
Download the source code:
git clone https://github.com/gogannes/double_gaussian_wake_model
And install the requirements:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Note that it is recommended using a virtual environment and Python 3.10.
See demo.py.
This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree