A numerical study of the wind over a hydroelectric reservoir: effects of the atmosphere stratification

Authors

  • Claudio de Castro Pellegrini Universidade Federal de São João del Rei

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X30835

Keywords:

Wind potential, hydropower plants reservoir, WRF model.

Abstract

This work presents a numerical study of the wind in hydropower plants reservoir under non neutral conditions using WRF with high resolution. The Richardson number was used to evaluate the dynamic stability. The simulations were run for Furnas reservoir, where anemometric data were available at 20 and 40 m above the surface of the water, during a one week period.  The results were encouraging.

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Published

2018-03-22

How to Cite

Pellegrini, C. de C. (2018). A numerical study of the wind over a hydroelectric reservoir: effects of the atmosphere stratification. Ciência E Natura, 40, 211–216. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X30835

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