Articles | Volume 17, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4447-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4447-2024
Development and technical paper
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29 May 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 29 May 2024

Implementation of a Simple Actuator Disk for Large-Eddy Simulation in the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF-SADLES v1.2) for wind turbine wake simulation

Hai Bui, Mostafa Bakhoday-Paskyabi, and Mohammadreza Mohammadpour-Penchah

Data sets

A case study of wind farm effects using two wake parameterizations in WRF (V3.7.1) in the presence of low level jets (Version 4) X. G. Larsén and J. Fischereit https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4668613

Model code and software

Simple Actuator Disc for Large Eddy Simulation (SADLES) Creators Hai Bui https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10803669

WRF-v4.3.1 and PALM-v21.10 Hai Bui https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8054487

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Short summary
We developed a new wind turbine wake model, the Simple Actuator Disc for Large Eddy Simulation (SADLES), integrated with the widely used Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. WRF-SADLES accurately simulates wind turbine wakes at resolutions of a few dozen meters, aligning well with idealized simulations and observational measurements. This makes WRF-SADLES a promising tool for wind energy research, offering a balance between accuracy, computational efficiency, and ease of implementation.