Optimal location of windmills
Abstract
Technical and land use factors in the siting of electricity-generating windmills are considered. Methods for collecting wind data at a given location have traditionally included direct measurement, with the computation of the speed-up factor and the Frenkiel number to account for the influences of hills on the flow field. Attempts are being made to replace costly on-site measurements by wind tunnel modelling and numerical analysis of boundary layer flows. Laser velocimeters show promise as means of measuring velocity fields over full-scale terrain. Land use research is represented by reports and regulations issued by various government agencies. It is recommended that studies of the dependence of wind on the interaction of meteorological conditions with local topography and the necessary formulation of land use plans and regulations be carried out.
- Publication:
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Alternative Energy Sources, Volume 4
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978aes.....4.1779T
- Keywords:
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- Windmills (Windpowered Machines);
- Windpower Utilization;
- Boundary Layers;
- Clean Energy;
- Wind Tunnels;
- Wind Velocity;
- Energy Production and Conversion