turbine aerodynamics across control strategies
Experiments at full dynamic similarity, paired with predictive models of how turbine control changes aerodynamics.
Lab-scale turbine experiments usually cannot match the flow conditions a full-size turbine experiences, which limits how far their results can be trusted. In this work we ran wind turbine experiments at full dynamic similarity and used them to test predictive models of turbine aerodynamics across different control strategies.
Paper: J. W. Kurelek, I. M. L. Upfal, et al., PNAS Nexus (2026). DOI