Turbulent Flow Simulation and Optimization (TFSO)


Knowledge Institute
KULeuven
Address
Department of mechanical engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 300A, 3001 Leuven
Website
N° of FTE working on wind topics
Between 5-10

Our offshore wind expertise (general)
Simulation
control and optimization of wind-farm atmosphere interaction

Our group was/is involved in these key offshore wind projects:
ERC-ADG REALTOWIND
ETF FREEWIND
HE-RIA FLOW (Atmospheric Flow, Loads and pOwer for Wind energy)

Our relevant equipment | tools | infrastructure
for offshore wind:
SP-Wind simulation tool for large-eddy simulations of wind-farm atmosphere interaction
WAYVE - next generation resource assessment tool for wind farms
1/3 participation in offshore scanning LIDAR in Belgian wind-farm zone (together with VUB and VKI)
4.3.1 O&M process modelling and simulation
4.1 Optimisation of wind farm operations
1.1 Wind Resource Analysis
4.1.2 Strategies for improved grid integration and power management
4. Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
1. Site Condition assessment & engineering
4.1.1 Performance and Energy Yield Optimisation
1.1.3 Turbulence and wake studies
4.3 Digital Twins and Simulation
1.1.1 Wind speed and direction measurement
Our offshore wind expertise (all lifecycle stages)

