@inproceedings{ea285ad44a8947cfbaba6be5013cd001,
title = "Effects of a Near Wake model on the performance of a Multi-Megawatt wind turbine with an active flap",
abstract = "The impact of including the near wake model in the aeroelastic models of an SWT-DD-120 wind turbine equipped with an active trailing edge flap system (ATEF) is studied. The ATEF installed on this turbine was tested in full scale in a series of campaigns between 2018 and 2022. Since standard BEM methods cannot accurately capture the induced velocities near the transition areas of the start and end of flap add-ons due to the strong interaction of the local trailed vorticity with the neighboring blade sections, this study aims to investigate if and how the near wake model is relevant in the aerodynamic and aeroelastic characterization of rotor blades with active flaps. It is shown that the Near Wake model, when combined with an active trailing edge flap system, has a marginal impact on the blades{\textquoteright} thrust-related loads, independently from the presence, actuation state, and actuation frequency of the flap. The impact on the torque-related loads is also marginal at the blade root, while it becomes more relevant in the blade area where the flaps are deployed.",
author = "A. Gamberini and T. Barlas and \{Gomez Gonzalez\}, A.",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1088/1742-6596/2767/2/022056",
language = "English",
series = "Journal of Physics: Conference Series",
publisher = "IOP Publishing",
number = "2",
booktitle = "The Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2024): Aerodynamics, aeroleasticity, and aeroacustics",
address = "United Kingdom",
note = "The Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2024), TORQUE 2024 ; Conference date: 29-05-2024 Through 31-05-2024",
}