Wind farm layout optimization based on CFD simulations

Crúz, Luís Eduardo Boni; Carmo, Bruno Souza

doi:10.1007/s40430-020-02506-z

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“…Shape optimization with the help of CFD is a widely used strategy, especially in optimizing aerospace foils [29,30]. Furthermore, this method is also used to optimize wind turbines [31,32], static mixers [33], pumps [34,35] and other equipment [36]. Both Hoseini et al [37] and Wu et al [38] have studied stirrer optimization in stirred tanks, although their focus was neither an open-source nor a biotechnological application.…”

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Automated Shape and Process Parameter Optimization for Scaling Up Geometrically Non-Similar Bioreactors

Seidel,

Mozaffari,

Maschke

et al. 2023

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Scaling bioprocesses remains a major challenge. Since it is physically impossible to increase all process parameters equally, a suitable scale-up strategy must be selected for a successful bioprocess. One of the most widely used criteria when scaling up bioprocesses is the specific power input. However, this represents only an average value. This study aims to determine the Kolmogorov length scale distribution by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and to use it as an alternative scale-up criterion for geometrically non-similar bioreactors for the first time. In order to obtain a comparable Kolmogorov length scale distribution, an automated geometry and process parameter optimization was carried out using the open-source tools OpenFOAM and DAKOTA. The Kolmogorov–Smirnov test statistic was used for optimization. A HEK293-F cell expansion (batch mode) from benchtop (Infors Minifors 2 with 4 L working volume) to pilot scale (D-DCU from Sartorius with 30 L working volume) was carried out. As a reference cultivation, the classical scale-up approach with constant specific power input (233 W m−3) was used, where a maximum viable cell density (VCDmax) of 5.02·106 cells mL−1 was achieved (VCDmax at laboratory scale 5.77·106 cells mL−1). Through the automated optimization of the stirrer geometry (three parameters), position and speed, comparable cultivation results were achieved as in the small scale with a maximum VCD of 5.60·106 cells mL−1. In addition, even on the pilot scale, cell aggregate size distribution was seen to strictly follow a geometric distribution and can be predicted with the help of CFD with the previously published correlation.

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confidence: 99%

Automated Shape and Process Parameter Optimization for Scaling Up Geometrically Non-Similar Bioreactors

Seidel,

Mozaffari,

Maschke

et al. 2023

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Bayesian Optimisation of a Two‐Turbine Configuration Around a 2D Hill Using Large Eddy Simulations

Jané‐Ippel,

Bempedelis,

Palacios

et al. 2024

Wind Energy

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When planning a new wind farm, optimising the turbine layout to maximise power output is crucial. Traditional approaches based on analytical wake models often fail in complex terrain. In such areas, wake‐to‐wake interactions and terrain‐induced effects need to be taken into account via high‐fidelity optimisation. Building on our prior research on how best to maximise offshore wind farm power production by both micro‐siting (layout optimisation) and wake steering (yaw angle optimisation), this study focuses on the optimisation of two onshore wind turbines located around a 2D hill. The proposed approach is based on high‐fidelity simulations (LES) to account for the complexity of the flow and on Bayesian optimisation (BO) to systematically and efficiently find the optimal configuration for the two turbines given a set of parameters. The LES are performed with the high‐order finite‐difference wind farm simulator WInc3D, which has been modified for this study to deal with complex terrains and turbines with yaw and tilt. Following the validation of the immersed boundary method (IBM) and wall modelling used to model the complex terrain and of a modified actuator disc model (ADM) to account for tilted turbines, two BO campaigns are presented in this study, with different sets of parameters to optimise. The main flow features and some statistics for each optimum case are discussed using the flow fields with and without the optimised configuration of the upstream turbine to analyse its impact on the downstream turbine and on the overall power of the system. For the first optimisation, the design variables include the wind turbines' streamwise locations and their hub heights (4 parameters). This optimisation study benefits from an elevated upstream turbine hub, leading to a significant power increase in the downstream turbine, thanks to an acceleration of the flow in front of the hill. For the second optimisation, the design space is modified based on the data from the first optimisation, by replacing the turbine's hub height with the possibility of changing the tilt angle of the upstream turbine (4 parameters). It is found that considerable power gains can be obtained while maintaining a modest upstream turbine hub height, by introducing a positive tilt angle in the upstream turbine. Overall, it is found that by setting up the turbines in ways that exploit the speed‐up of the flow around the hill, both optimised layouts achieve considerable enhancements in power density over a reference configuration.

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