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A differential Actuator Disc (AD) based on 2D airfoils data has been prepared for the so calledMEXICO rotor experiment.A commercialNavier-Stokes- Solver (FLUENT 5.7) without any turbulence modeling has been used. The geometrical model includes both the full DNW Large Low speed Facility (LLF) wind- tunnel geometry where the experiment was performed as well as a cylindrical domain used for the boundary-free case, to estimate the blockage effects of the wind tunnel. Results have been prepared for rotor performance, loads and velocity fields in the near-wake which were measured for the first time during the experiment and are also compared to an RANS model.
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Mahmoodi, E., Schaffarczyk, A.P. (2014). Actuator Disc Modeling of the MEXICO Rotor Experiment. In: Hölling, M., Peinke, J., Ivanell, S. (eds) Wind Energy - Impact of Turbulence. Research Topics in Wind Energy, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54696-9_5
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