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Table 51.1. Measurements and simulation results for wind speed and turbulence intensity<br />

<strong>Wind</strong> Speed Turbulence Intensity<br />

51 Comparing WAsP and Fluent for Highly Complex Terrain 277<br />

Input mast WAsP WAsP Eng Fluent WAsP Eng Fluent Output mast<br />

al2 20m ∆V/∆TI 1.10 1.22 1.09 0.77 1.01 WS = 8.96 ms −1<br />

WS = 8.15 ms −1<br />

al3 30m 8.96 9.98 8.92 8.40 11.01 TI = 12.62%<br />

TI = 0.93% Error (%) 0.02 11.41 −0.47 −33.43 −12.46<br />

∆V/∆TI 1.26 1.23 1.10 0.78 0.81 WS = 9.08 ms −1<br />

al3 40m 10.31 10.03 8.96 8.57 8.86 TI = 11.68%<br />

Error (%) 13.55 10.46 −1.36 −26.68 −24.21<br />

∆V/∆TI 1.27 1.23 1.11 0.80 0.34 WS = 9.35 ms −1<br />

al3 55m 10.37 10.05 9.04 8.72 3.71 TI = 10.67%<br />

Error (%) 10.93 7.51 −3.28 −18.28 −65.21<br />

∆V/∆TI 1.15 1.13 1.04 0.90 0.30 WS = 8.93 ms −1<br />

al6 40m 9.39 9.18 8.46 9.82 3.30 TI = 8.22%<br />

Error (%) 5.17 2.82 −5.19 19.38 −59.82<br />

al3 30m ∆V/∆TI 0.84 0.86 0.93 1.28 0.52 WS = 9.27 ms −1<br />

WS = 9.38 ms −1<br />

Al2 40m 8.30 8.50 9.15 14.61 5.92 TI = 7.55%<br />

TI = 11.38% Error (%) −10.51 −8.35 −1.37 93.50 −21.64<br />

∆V/∆TI 0.92 0.92 0.95 1.17 0.30 WS = 9.49 ms −1<br />

Al6 40m 9.02 9.06 9.36 13.35 3.41 TI = 7.13 ms −1<br />

Error (%) −4.91 −4.49 −1.37 87.32 −52.07<br />

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