von Karman Institute Lecture Series and Events
Online / on-site Lecture Series - Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines: State of the Art and Future Perspectives
Monday 05 September 2022 - Friday 09 September 2022In the last two decades, wind turbines experienced an extraordinary increase of +275% in the installed global power capacity and a steady decrement in energy cost.
Notwithstanding this consolidated success, the efficiency and the cost-effectiveness enhancement of wind energy conversion systems is still considered of paramount importance in the progressive green transition towards a climate-neutral economy, so much that wind turbines and their aerodynamics are still at the edge of the technological research.
The objective of this Lecture Series is to review the state-of-the-art on wind-turbines aerodynamics as well as to address the most relevant future perspective about these issues in terms of R&D.
A great attention will be devoted to classical aerodynamic theories and engineering methods, advances in the numerical and experimental analysis of wind turbines and their wakes, aerodynamic and structural design, wind farms, noise generation, and vertical-axis rotors.
The Lecture Series directors are Dr. Rodolfo Bontempo and Prof. Marcello Manna from the University of Naples Federico II, and Prof. Tom Verstraete from the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics.
Location
Online and on-site
von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Waterloosesteenweg 72
B-1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode (near Brussels)
Parking
Parking places are available on the premises, just before the security fence.
To enter, please ring the bell at the fence.
Programme (UTC+2)
Monday 5 September 2022
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome Address
General aspects and theory of wind turbine aerodynamics
9:15 General aspects of wind turbine aerodynamics
Prof. Jens Nørkær Sørensen, DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
10:15 Coffee break
10:45 Momentum theory
Prof. Jens Nørkær Sørensen, DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Applications of one-dimensional momentum theory
Prof. Jens Nørkær Sørensen, DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Blade-element/momentum theory
Prof. Jens Nørkær Sørensen, DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
17:00 Reception
Tuesday 6 September 2022
9:00 Vortex modeling of wind turbine rotors
Prof. Jens Nørkær Sørensen, DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
10:15 Coffee break
10:45 Optimum design of wind turbine rotors
Prof. Jens Nørkær Sørensen, DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
12:00 Lunch
Experimental analysis of wind turbines
14:00 Wind tunnel tests of wind turbine airfoils and rotors
Prof. Christian Bak, DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Field tests of wind turbine rotors
Prof. Christian Bak, DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Wednesday 7 September 2022
CFD Modelling of wind turbines and wind turbine wakes
9:00 Actuator disc and line modeling
Prof. Jens Nørkær Sørensen, DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
10:15 Coffee break
10:45 CFD modelling of wind turbines and wind turbine wakes
Prof. Jens Nørkær Sørensen, DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
12:00 Lunch
Structural dynamics of wind turbines
14:00 Modeling of wind turbine structures
Dr. Spyros G. Voutsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Dynamics of wind turbines and aeroelastic coupling
Dr. Spyros G. Voutsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Thursday 8 September 2022
9:00 Stability analysis of wind turbine systems
Dr. Spyros G. Voutsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
10:15 Coffee break
10:45 Aeroelastic instabilities on wind turbines & design implications
Dr. Spyros G. Voutsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
12:00 Lunch
Siting and Wind Farms
14:00 Wind resources on and offshore
Prof. Rebecca J. Barthelmie, CornellEngineering, USA
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Wind turbine and wind farm wakes
Prof. Rebecca J. Barthelmie, CornellEngineering, USA
Friday 9 September 2022
Wind Turbine Noise
9:00 Review of sound and environmental impact
Prof. Michel Roger, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
10:15 Coffee break
10:45 Modelling of aerodynamic noise sources and reduction techniques
Prof. Michel Roger, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
12:00 Lunch
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
14:00 Two-dimensional aerodynamics of vertical axis wind turbines
Prof. Carlos Simão Ferreira, TU Delft, The Netherlands
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Three-dimensional rotor and wake aerodynamics of vertical axis wind turbines
Prof. Carlos Simão Ferreira, TU Delft, The Netherlands
17:00 End of Lecture Series
Eligibility Criteria
The citizens of the following countries are eligible to attend the von Karman Institute Lecture Series:
- EU member countries
- NATO member countries
- NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia)
- Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates)
- Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Japan, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Montenegro, Mozambique, New Zealand, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay, South-Africa and Vietnam.
VKI reserves the right to request a clearance check with Belgian authorities.
The participants will have to present their ID card (for EU citizens) or passport (for other citizens) the first day of the lecture series.
Fee and Registration
You will receive a 10% discount in case of online participation.
Early bird registration fee (until July 5, 2022 included)
Price for citizens of NATO countries
Early registration | Late registration | |
Undergraduate students | 221 | 245 |
PhD students | 605 | 672 |
Staff from recognized universities / research center | 958 | 1064 |
Staff from commercial organizations | 1210 | 1344 |
Price for citizens of other countries
Early registration | Late registration | |
Undergraduate students | 315 | 350 |
PhD students | 864 | 960 |
Staff from recognized universities / research center | 1368 | 1520 |
Staff from commercial organizations | 1728 | 1920 |
Information for PhD candidates and undergraduate students: To obtain the reduced price, the applicant must provide a recommendation letter from his or her professor; if not, the request will not be taken into consideration.
Registration Deadline
for on-site participation: August 22, 2022
for online participation: August 29, 2022 ( number of connections available: 250)
Special reduction
Rebates can be given for group subscriptions along the following scheme :
- 5 persons of the same organization -2%
- 10 persons of the same organization -5%
- 20 persons of the same organization -10%
Lecture Series Speakers
Prof. Christian Bak
DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Prof. Rebecca J. Barthelmie
CornellEngineering, USA
Dr. Rodolfo Bontempo
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Lecture Series Director
Prof. Marcello Manna, University of Naples Federico, ItalyII
Lecture Series Director
Prof. Michel Roger
Ecole Centre de Lyon, France
Prof. Carlos Simão Ferreira
TU Delft, The Netherlands
Prof. Jens Nørkær Sørensen
DTU Orbit, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Prof. Tom Verstraete, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
Lecture Series Director
Dr. Spyros G. Voutsinas
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
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