WIND ENGINEERING

FLUID4ENGINEERING takes care also of green energy and environment. Methods and tools developed by F4E team are used to model and investigate devices for clean energy and low environment impact. Simulation tools for wind engineering are available from a macro scale (WRF) to micro scale approach up to the specific detail – turbine blade section – of the energy extraction device. Based on the specific requirements of the project, Potential Flow, RANS, LES or other custom CFD codes are used to design and optimize the device.

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GREEN ENERGY AND WIND TURBINE MODELLING

  • Vertical axis wind turbine: foil sections and blades design investigation and optimization
  • Horizontal axis wind turbine:
    – Blade planform, twist and airfoil section design, investigation and optimization
    – Hub and nacelle Interaction
    – Rotor and Tower Interaction
  • Power-Trust curves extraction and optimal working point estimation
  • Special tools for micro turbine innovative designs investigation
  • Complete motion of the rotor in winds and loads extraction for FEM analysis
  • Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) investigation and flutter occurence
  • Solar loads and radiation – solar collectors design
  • Underwater turbine

WIND MODELLING

  • Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) modelling and thermal loads
  • Full windrose estimation over complex terrain/buildings
  • Wind turbine siting investigation
  • Urban air quality
  • Smoke and Pollution dispersion
  • Wind loads over structures/buildings