Wind Power
Wind energy has emerged as one of the most competitive renewable energy sources in recent decades. SAFL's state-of-the-art 2.5 MW wind energy research station in Rosemount, Minnesota, along with our Atmospheric Boundary Layer wind tunnel and sophisticated large-eddy simulation tools comprise a powerful research framework that enables us to tackle a broad range of wind energy problems. We are working in close collaboration with academic, industry, and government laboratory partners to understand various turbulence-related aspects of wind power generation. Eolos researchers are highly specialized and open to projects of all sizes.
Learn more about:
Eolos Wind Energy Research Station (and related publications)
SAFL Atmospheric Wind Tunnel (and related publications)
Affiliated Faculty
Michele Guala
Jiarong Hong
Lian Shen
SAFL Researchers
Christopher Feist
Matthew Lueker
Jeffrey Marr
Christopher Milliren
Read more about SAFL wind energy projects:
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A numerical simulation of wind turbulence over breaking waves
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Researchers studied the effect of waves breaking on the airflow above the waves. Research like this regarding wind and wave interactions can be used to improve ocean-atmosphere interaction models.
Long-throated U-flume study
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SAFL researchers built a scale model of a round-bottomed long-throated flume, in order to validate Winflume software for this specific flume geometry.