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CATEGORIES:Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows (IEEF
 )
SUMMARY:High-performance Computing to Support Wind Energy 
 Research - Sylvain Laizet\, Imperial College Londo
 n
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240222T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240222T123000
UID:TALK210742AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/210742
DESCRIPTION:High-performance computing (HPC) has emerged as a 
 crucial tool for advancing wind energy research an
 d development. The ever-increasing demand for clea
 n and renewable energy sources\, coupled with the 
 inherent complexities of wind energy systems\, req
 uires the use of HPC to address the various challe
 nges in this field. This talk will highlight the s
 ignificance\, applications\, and potential benefit
 s of HPC for wind energy research.\n\nI will brief
 ly introduce the open-source framework Xcompact3d\
 , dedicated to the study of turbulent flows on HPC
  systems. Based on high-order finite-difference sc
 hemes on a Cartesian mesh\, it combines accuracy\,
  efficiency\, versatility and scalability. Xcompac
 t3d can be used as a wind farm simulator for simul
 ating and analysing wind energy scenarios in a vir
 tual environment. I will present a collection of r
 esults ranging from the study of the stability of 
 wind turbine tip vortices\, the entrainment proces
 s in large-scale wind farms\, some layout optimisa
 tions with complex terrains\, and some power maxim
 isation studies using wake steering.
LOCATION:Open Plan Area\, Institute for Energy and Environm
 ental Flows\, Madingley Rise CB3 0EZ
CONTACT:Catherine Pearson
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