Is turbulence wind and solar energy's best friend?

ORAL

Abstract

Fluid mechanics plays a critical role in renewable energy systems. The role of turbulence in particular has been of growing interest in the community. The APS-DFD wind energy continue to increase in number and recently the role of fluid mechanics in solar energy has also received attention. Turbulence plays a key role in the atmospheric and energy harvesting processes and can lead to both, improvement in energy production and turbine and solar panel failures. The purpose of this session is to: 1.) Have a unified theme for wind energy and solar power and 2.) Provide a platform for those interested in wind energy, solar energy and fluid mechanics to share commonalities between problems observed in both fields. This talk will provide an introduction to the session and expose relevant topics/problems.

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Presenters

  • Raúl Bayoán B Cal

    • Portland State University
    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Portland State University

Authors

  • Raúl Bayoán B Cal

    • Portland State University
    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Portland State University

  • Marc Calaf

    • University of Utah

  • Dennice F Gayme

    • Johns Hopkins University
    • Johns Hopkins