Let us compare a real-world scenario: An offshore wind farm with 150 turbines, a 40km x 40km domain, 5m resolution in the turbine area, and 5 years of ERA5 reanalysis data.
WindSim 5.0 is a legacy version of the industry-standard Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software used for wind farm design and resource assessment
: Users can generate maps showing sound pressure levels, gaining insight into how noise propagates from turbines to surrounding areas.
, improving the accuracy of elevation and canopy layer height data. Summary of Modules
Understanding how wind turbines affect each other—the "wake effect"—is essential for optimizing farm layout. Windsim 5.0 integrated sophisticated wake models that interact with the CFD flow field. This allows for a more accurate prediction of energy losses due to wake turbulence compared to standard engineering models. The software accounts for the degradation of wind speed downstream, helping developers space turbines optimally to maximize annual energy production (AEP).
