Journal Articles

2024

Effect of hills on wind turbine flow and power efficiency: A large-eddy simulation study

T. Revaz; F. Porté-Agel 

Physics of Fluids. 2024. Vol. 36, num. 9. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0226544.

Evolution of Turbulent Boundary Conditions on the Surface of Large Barchan Dunes: Anomalies in Aerodynamic Roughness and Shear Velocity, Aeolian Threshold, and the Role of Dune Skewness

M. Y. Louge; A. Valance; J. Fang; S. J. Harnett; F. Porté-Agel et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 2024. Vol. 129, num. 9. DOI : 10.1029/2023JF007599.

Can we trust explainable artificial intelligence in wind power forecasting?

W. Liao; J. Fang; L. Ye; B. Bak-Jensen; Z. Yang et al. 

Applied Energy. 2024. Vol. 376, num. Part A. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124273.

A hybrid physics-based and data-driven model for intra-day and day-ahead wind power forecasting considering a drastically expanded predictor search space

N. Kirchner-Bossi; G. Kathari; F. Porte-Agel 

Applied Energy. 2024. Vol. 367, p. 123375. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123375.

Influence of wind direction on flow over a cliff and its interaction with a wind turbine wake

A. S. Dar; F. Porté-Agel 

Physical Review Fluids. 2024. Vol. 9, p. 064604. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.9.064604.

Solar-assisted clean steam generator, a cleaner production approach for sustainable healthcare facilities

M. Jamshidmofid; M. Olfati; S. Sadrizadeh; M. Sadi; F. Porte-Agel et al. 

Journal Of Cleaner Production. 2024. Vol. 452, p. 142132. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142132.

Wind turbine wake superposition under pressure gradient

A. S. Dar; F. Porté-Agel 

Physics of Fluids. 2024. Vol. 36, num. 1, p. 015145. DOI : 10.1063/5.0185542.

Enhancing Wind Farm Performance through Axial Induction and Tilt Control: Insights from Wind Tunnel Experiments

G. A. Barcos; F. Porte-Agel 

Energies. 2024. Vol. 17, num. 1, p. 203. DOI : 10.3390/en17010203.

Improvements to the dynamic wake meandering model by incorporating the turbulent Schmidt number

P. Brugger; C. D. Markfort; F. Porté-Agel 

Wind Energy Science. 2024. Vol. 9, num. 6, p. 1363 – 1379. DOI : 10.5194/wes-9-1363-2024.

An improved analytical framework for flow prediction inside and downstream of wind farms

M. Souaiby; F. Porté-Agel; M. Souaiby; F. Porté-Agel 

Renewable Energy. 2024. Vol. 225, p. 120251. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2024.120251.

2023

Wind farm power density optimization according to the area size using a novel self-adaptive genetic algorithm

N. Kirchner-Bossi; F. Porte-Agel 

Renewable Energy. 2023. Vol. 220, p. 119524. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2023.119524.

A wind tunnel study on cyclic yaw control: Power performance and wake characteristics

G. Duan; A. S. Dar; F. Porté-Agel 

Energy Conversion and Management. 2023. Vol. 293, p. 117445. DOI : 10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117445.

A Fast Hybrid Pressure-Correction Algorithm for Simulating Incompressible Flows by Projection Methods

J. Fang 

Algorithms. 2023. Vol. 16, num. 6, p. 287. DOI : 10.3390/a16060287.

An experimental and analytical study of wind turbine wakes under pressure gradient

A. S. Dar; A. S. Gertler; F. Porté-Agel 

Physics of Fluids. 2023. Vol. 35, num. 4, p. 045140. DOI : 10.1063/5.0145043.

Power Production and Blade Fatigue of a Wind Turbine Array Subjected to Active Yaw Control

M. Lin; F. Porte-Agel 

Energies. 2023. Vol. 16, num. 6, p. 2542. DOI : 10.3390/en16062542.

Characterization of wind turbine flow through nacelle-mounted lidars: a review

S. Letizia; P. Brugger; N. Bodini; R. Krishnamurthy; A. Scholbrock et al. 

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering. 2023. Vol. 9. DOI : 10.3389/fmech.2023.1261017.

2022

A New Streamwise Scaling for Wind Turbine Wake Modeling in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

D. Vahidi; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2022. Vol. 15, num. 24, p. 9477. DOI : 10.3390/en15249477.

Large-eddy simulation of a wind-turbine array subjected to active yaw control

M. Lin; F. Porte-Agel 

Wind Energy Science. 2022. Vol. 7, num. 6, p. 2215 – 2230. DOI : 10.5194/wes-7-2215-2022.

An Analytical Model for Wind Turbine Wakes under Pressure Gradient

A. S. Dar; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2022. Vol. 15, num. 15, p. 5345. DOI : 10.3390/en15155345.

A physics-based model for wind turbine wake expansion in the atmospheric boundary layer

D. Vahidi; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2022. Vol. 943, p. 1 – 28, A49. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2022.443.

Wind farm layout and unconstrained hub height optimization using genetic algorithms applied to different power densities

N. Kirchner Bossi; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2022. Vol. 2265, num. 042049, p. 12. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2265/4/042049.

An experimental investigation of a roof-mounted horizontal-axis wind turbine in an idealized urban environment

A. S. Dar; G. Armengol Barcos; F. Porté-Agel 

Renewable Energy. 2022. Vol. 193, p. 1049 – 1061. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2022.05.035.

Field measurements of wake meandering at a utility-scale wind turbine with nacelle-mounted Doppler lidars

P. Brugger; C. Markfort; F. Porte-Agel 

Wind Energy Science. 2022. Vol. 7, num. 1, p. 185 – 199. DOI : 10.5194/wes-7-185-2022.

Wind turbine wakes on escarpments: A wind-tunnel study

A. S. Dar; F. Porté-Agel 

Renewable Energy. 2022. Vol. 181, p. 1258 – 1275. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2021.09.102.

2021

Options to correct local turbulent flux measurements for large-scale fluxes using an approach based on large-eddy simulation

M. Mauder; A. Ibrom; L. Wanner; F. De Roo; P. Brugger et al. 

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2021. Vol. 14, num. 12, p. 7835 – 7850. DOI : 10.5194/amt-14-7835-2021.

A Simple Mixing-Length Model for Urban Canopy Flows

W-C. Cheng; F. Porte-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2021. Vol. 181, p. 1 – 9. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-021-00650-0.

Wind Farm Area Shape Optimization Using Newly Developed Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms

N. Kirchner-Bossi; F. Porte-Agel 

Energies. 2021. Vol. 14, num. 14, p. 4185. DOI : 10.3390/en14144185.

Large-Eddy Simulation of Wind Turbine Flows: A New Evaluation of Actuator Disk Models

T. Revaz; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2021. Vol. 14, num. 13, p. 3745. DOI : 10.3390/en14133745.

Experimental investigation and analytical modelling of active yaw control for wind farm power optimization

H. Zong; F. Porte-Agel 

Renewable Energy. 2021. Vol. 170, p. 1228 – 1244. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2021.02.059.

Effects of leading-edge separation on the vortex-induced vibration of an elongated bluff body

G. Duan; S. Laima; W. Chen; H. Li 

Journal Of Wind Engineering And Industrial Aerodynamics. 2021. Vol. 209, p. 104500. DOI : 10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104500.

Numerical Weather Prediction and Artificial Neural Network Coupling for Wind Energy Forecast

L. Donadio; J. Fang; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2021. Vol. 14, num. 2, p. 338. DOI : 10.3390/en14020338.

2020

Numerical Framework for Aerodynamic Characterization of Wind Turbine Airfoils: Application to Miniature Wind Turbine WiRE-01

T. Revaz; M. Lin; F. Porte-Agel 

Energies. 2020. Vol. 13, num. 21, p. 5612. DOI : 10.3390/en13215612.

Lidar measurements of yawed-wind-turbine wakes: characterization and validation of analytical models

P. Brugger; M. Debnath; A. Scholbrock; P. Fleming; P. Moriarty et al. 

Wind Energy Science. 2020. Vol. 5, num. 4, p. 1253 – 1272. DOI : 10.5194/wes-5-1253-2020.

A point vortex transportation model for yawed wind turbine wakes

H. Zong; F. Porte-Agel 

Journal Of Fluid Mechanics. 2020. Vol. 890, p. A8. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2020.123.

A momentum-conserving wake superposition method for wind farm power prediction

H. Zong; F. Porte-Agel 

Journal Of Fluid Mechanics. 2020. Vol. 889, p. A8. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2020.77.

Effect of aspect ratio on vertical-axis wind turbine wakes

S. Shamsoddin; F. Porte-Agel 

Journal Of Fluid Mechanics. 2020. Vol. 889, p. R1. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2020.93.

A new wake model and comparison of eight algorithms for layout optimization of wind farms in complex terrain

R. Brogna; J. Feng; J. N. Sorensen; W. Z. Shen; F. Porte-Agel 

Applied Energy. 2020. Vol. 259, p. 114189. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114189.

2019

On the self-similarity of wind turbine wakes in a complex terrain using large eddy simulation

A. S. Dar; J. Berg; N. Troldborg; E. G. Patton 

Wind Energy Science. 2019. Vol. 4, num. 4, p. 633 – 644. DOI : 10.5194/wes-4-633-2019.

Characterization of Wind Turbine Wakes with Nacelle-Mounted Doppler LiDARs and Model Validation in the Presence of Wind Veer

P. Brugger; F. C. Fuertes; M. Vahidzadeh; C. D. Markfort; F. Porté-Agel 

Remote Sensing. 2019. Vol. 11, num. 19, p. 2247. DOI : 10.3390/rs11192247.

Film thickness distribution in gravity-driven pancake-shaped droplets rising in a Hele-Shaw cell

I. Shukla; N. Kofman; G. Balestra; L. Zhu; F. Gallaire 

Journal Of Fluid Mechanics. 2019. Vol. 874, p. 1021 – 1040. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2019.453.

Short-Term Forecasting of Wake-Induced Fluctuations in Offshore Wind Farms

A. S. Dar; L. von Bremen 

Energies. 2019. Vol. 12, num. 14, p. 2833. DOI : 10.3390/en12142833.

Multirotor UAV-based platform for the measurement of atmospheric turbulence: validation and signature detection of tip vortices of wind turbine blades.

F. Carbajo Fuertes; L. Wilhelm; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 2019. Vol. 36, num. 6, p. 941 – 955. DOI : 10.1175/JTECH-D-17-0220.1.

Wind Energy Prediction in Highly Complex Terrain by Computational Fluid Dynamics

D. Tabas; J. Fang; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2019. Vol. 12, num. 7, p. 1311. DOI : 10.3390/en12071311.

Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: Methodology and projections for joint analysis of galaxy clustering, galaxy lensing, and CMB lensing two-point functions

E. J. Baxter; Y. Omori; C. Chang; T. Giannantonio; D. Kirk et al. 

Physical Review D. 2019. Vol. 99, num. 2, p. 023508. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevD.99.023508.

Wind farm power optimization via yaw angle control: A wind tunnel study

M. Bastankhah; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 2019. Vol. 11, num. 2, p. 023301. DOI : 10.1063/1.5077038.

Large-Eddy Simulation of Yawed Wind-Turbine Wakes: Comparisons with Wind Tunnel Measurements and Analytical Wake Models

M. Lin; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2019. Vol. 12, num. 23, p. 4574. DOI : 10.3390/en12234574.

2018

Realistic Wind Farm Layout Optimization through Genetic Algorithms Using a Gaussian Wake Model

N. Kirchner Bossi; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2018. Vol. 11, num. 12, p. 3268. DOI : 10.3390/en11123268.

Analysis of control-oriented wake modeling tools using lidar field results

J. Annoni; P. Fleming; A. Scholbrock; J. Roadman; S. Dana et al. 

Wind Energy Science. 2018. Vol. 3, num. 2, p. 819 – 831. DOI : 10.5194/wes-3-819-2018.

Shifts in wind energy potential following land-use driven vegetation dynamics in complex terrain

J. Fang; A. Peringer; M-S. Stupariu; I. Pǎtru-Stupariu; A. Buttler et al. 

Science of The Total Environment. 2018. Vol. 639, p. 374 – 384. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.083.

A Simple Physically-Based Model for Wind-Turbine Wake Growth in a Turbulent Boundary Layer

W-C. Cheng; F. Porte-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2018. Vol. 169, num. 1, p. 1 – 10. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-018-0366-2.

Wind turbine wakes over hills

S. Shamsoddin; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2018. Vol. 855, p. 671 – 702. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2018.653.

Using a Virtual Lidar Approach to Assess the Accuracy of the Volumetric Reconstruction of a Wind Turbine Wake

F. Carbajo Fuertes; F. Porté-Agel 

Remote Sensing. 2018. Vol. 10, num. 5, p. 721. DOI : 10.3390/rs10050721.

Wind Turbine Wake Characterization with Nacelle-Mounted Wind Lidars for Analytical Wake Model Validation

F. Carbajo Fuertes; C. D. Markfort; F. Porté-Agel 

Remote Sensing. 2018. Vol. 10, num. 5, p. 668. DOI : 10.3390/rs10050668.

Evaluating the modulated gradient model in large eddy simulation of channel flow with OpenFOAM

E. Kermani; E. Roohi; F. Porte-Agel 

JOURNAL OF TURBULENCE. 2018. Vol. 19, num. 7, p. 600 – 620. DOI : 10.1080/14685248.2018.1483078.

Analytical Model for Mean Flow and Fluxes of Momentum and Energy in Very Large Wind Farms

C. Markfort; W. Zhang; F. Porte-Agel 

BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY. 2018. Vol. 166, num. 1, p. 31 – 49. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-017-0294-6.

An Analytical Model for the Effect of Vertical Wind Veer on Wind Turbine Wakes

M. Abkar; J. N. Sorensen; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2018. Vol. 11, num. 7, p. 1838. DOI : 10.3390/en11071838.

A model for the effect of pressure gradient on turbulent axisymmetric wakes

S. Shamsoddin; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2018. Vol. 837, p. R3. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2017.864.

Experimental investigation of vertical-axis wind-turbine wakes in boundary layer flow

V. F-C. Rolin; F. Porté-Agel 

Renewable Energy Bulletin A. 2018. Vol. 118, p. 1 – 13. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2017.10.105.

Variability of wind turbine noise over a diurnal cycle

E. Barlas; K. L. Wu; W. J. Zhu; F. Porté-Agel; W. Z. Shen 

Renewable Energy. 2018. Vol. 126, p. 791 – 800. DOI : 10.1016/J.RENENE.2018.03.086.

2017

Evaluation of non-eddy viscosity subgrid-scale models in stratified turbulence using direct numerical simulations

S. Khani; F. Porte-Agel 

European Journal Of Mechanics B-Fluids. 2017. Vol. 65, p. 168 – 178. DOI : 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2017.03.009.

Large-Eddy Simulation of Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Flow Through a Wind Farm Sited on Topography

S. Shamsoddin; F. Porté-Agel 

Boundary Layer Meteorology. 2017. Vol. 163, num. 1, p. 1 – 17. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-016-0216-z.

Turbulent planar wakes under pressure gradient conditions

S. Shamsoddin; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2017. Vol. 830, p. R4. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2017.649.

Wind Turbine Wake Mitigation through Blade Pitch Offset

D. Dilip; F. Porte-Agel 

Energies. 2017. Vol. 10, num. 6, p. 757. DOI : 10.3390/en10060757.

A Modulated-Gradient Parametrization for the Large-Eddy Simulation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Using the Weather Research and Forecasting Model

S. Khani; F. Porte-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2017. Vol. 165, num. 3, p. 385 – 404. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-017-0287-5.

A New Miniature Wind Turbine for Wind Tunnel Experiments. Part I: Design and Performance

M. Bastankhah; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2017. Vol. 10, num. 7, p. 908. DOI : 10.3390/en10070908.

Flow Adjustment Inside and Around Large Finite-Size Wind Farms

K. L. Wu; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2017. Vol. 10, num. 12, p. 2164. DOI : 10.3390/en10122164.

Wind tunnel study of the wind turbine interaction with a boundary-layer flow: Upwind region, turbine performance, and wake region

M. Bastankhah; F. Porté-Agel 

Physics of Fluids. 2017. Vol. 29, num. 6, p. 065105. DOI : 10.1063/1.4984078.

A New Miniature Wind Turbine for Wind Tunnel Experiments. Part II: Wake Structure and Flow Dynamics

M. Bastankhah; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2017. Vol. 10, num. 7, p. 923. DOI : 10.3390/en10070923.

2016

Influence of the Coriolis force on the structure and evolution of wind turbine wakes

M. Abkar; F. Porte-Agel 

Physical Review Fluids. 2016. Vol. 1, num. 6, p. 063701. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.1.063701.

Analytical Modeling of Wind Farms: A New Approach for Power Prediction

A. Niayifar; F. Porte-Agel 

Energies. 2016. Vol. 9, num. 9, p. 741. DOI : 10.3390/en9090741.

Large-eddy simulation of flow and scalar dispersion in rural-to-urban transition regions

W. C. Cheng; F. Porté-Agel 

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. 2016. Vol. 60, p. 47 – 60. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2016.04.004.

Wake flow in a wind farm during a diurnal cycle

M. Abkar; A. Sharifi; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Turbulence. 2016. Vol. 17, p. 420 – 441. DOI : 10.1080/14685248.2015.1127379.

A Large-Eddy Simulation Study of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Wakes in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

S. Shamsoddin; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2016. Vol. 9, p. 366. DOI : 10.3390/en9050366.

Experimental and theoretical study of wind turbine wakes in yawed conditions

M. Bastankhah; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2016. Vol. 806, p. 506 – 541. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2016.595.

Backscatter in stratified turbulence

S. Khani; M. L. Waite 

European Journal Of Mechanics B-Fluids. 2016. Vol. 60, p. 1 – 12. DOI : 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2016.06.012.

Intercomparison of Terrain-Following Coordinate Transformation and Immersed Boundary Methods for Large-Eddy Simulation of Wind Fields over Complex Terrain

J. Fang; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2016. Vol. 753, p. 082008. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/753/8/082008.

2015

Adjustment of Turbulent Boundary-Layer Flow to Idealized Urban Surfaces: A Large-Eddy Simulation Study

W. C. Cheng; F. Porté-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2015. Vol. 155, p. 249 – 270. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-015-0004-1.

Modeling turbine wakes and power losses within a wind farm using LES: An application to the Horns Rev offshore wind farm

Y-T. Wu; F. Porté-Agel 

Renewable Energy. 2015. Vol. 75, p. 945 – 955. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2014.06.019.

A new wind-farm parameterization for large-scale atmospheric models

M. Abkar; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 2015. Vol. 7, p. 013121. DOI : 10.1063/1.4907600.

Scale Model Evaluation and Optimization of Sodar Acoustic Baffles

A. Chabbey; S. Bradley; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 2015. Vol. 32, num. 3, p. 507 – 517. DOI : 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00253.1.

On the Impact of Wind Farms on a Convective Atmospheric Boundary Layer

H. Lu; F. Porte-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2015. Vol. 157, num. 1, p. 81 – 96. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-015-0049-1.

Influence of atmospheric stability on wind-turbine wakes: A large-eddy simulation study

M. Abkar; F. Porté-Agel 

Physics of Fluids. 2015. Vol. 27, num. 3, p. 035104. DOI : 10.1063/1.4913695.

Large-Eddy Simulation of Very-Large-Scale Motions in the Neutrally Stratified Atmospheric Boundary Layer

J. Fang; F. Porté-Agel 

Boundary Layer Meteorology. 2015. Vol. 155, num. 3, p. 397 – 416. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-015-0006-z.

2014

Large Eddy Simulation of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Wakes

S. Shamsoddin; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2014. Vol. 7, num. 2, p. 890 – 912. DOI : 10.3390/en7020890.

An inexpensive and versatile technique for wide frequency range surface pressure measurements: an application for the study of turbulent buffeting of a square cylinder

F. Carbajo Fuertes; E. Cecchi; J. Van Beeck; C. Schram 

Experiments in Fluids. 2014. Vol. 55, num. 1, p. janv..14. DOI : 10.1007/s00348-013-1627-y.

Volumetric Lidar Scanning of Wind Turbine Wakes under Convective and Neutral Atmospheric Stability Regimes

G. V. Iungo; F. Porte-Agel 

Journal Of Atmospheric And Oceanic Technology. 2014. Vol. 31, num. 10, p. 2035 – 2048. DOI : 10.1175/Jtech-D-13-00252.1.

3D Turbulence Measurements Using Three Synchronous Wind Lidars: Validation against Sonic Anemometry

F. Carbajo Fuertes; G. V. Iungo; F. Porte-Agel 

Journal Of Atmospheric And Oceanic Technology. 2014. Vol. 31, num. 7, p. 1549 – 1556. DOI : 10.1175/Jtech-D-13-00206.1.

Mean and turbulent kinetic energy budgets inside and above very large wind farms under conventionally-neutral condition

M. Abkar; F. Porté-Agel 

Renewable Energy. 2014. Vol. 70, p. 142 – 152. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2014.03.050.

An intercomparison of subgrid models for large-eddy simulation of katabatic flows

C. M. Smith; F. Porté-Agel 

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 2014. Vol. 140, num. 681, p. 1294 – 1303. DOI : 10.1002/qj.2212.

A New Analytical Model For Wind-Turbine Wakes

M. Bastankhah; F. Porté-Agel 

Renewable Energy. 2014. Vol. 70, p. 116 – 123. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2014.01.002.

Canopy-wake dynamics and wind sheltering effects on Earth surface fluxes

C. D. Markfort; F. Porté-Agel; H. G. Stefan 

Environmental Fluid Mechanics. 2014. Vol. 14, num. 3, p. 663 – 697. DOI : 10.1007/s10652-013-9313-4.

On the Development of a Dynamic Non-linear Closure for Large-Eddy Simulation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

H. Lu; F. Porté-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2014. Vol. 151, num. 3, p. 429 – 451. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-013-9906-y.

Prediction of the hub vortex instability in a wind turbine wake: stability analysis with eddy-viscosity models calibrated on wind tunnel data

F. Viola; G. V. Iungo; S. Camarri; F. Porté-Agel; F. Gallaire 

Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2014. Vol. 750, p. R1. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2014.263.

2013

A Numerical Study of the Effects of Wind Direction on Turbine Wakes and Power Losses in a Large Wind Farm

F. Porté-Agel; Y-T. Wu; C-H. Chen 

Energies. 2013. Vol. 6, num. 10, p. 5297 – 5313. DOI : 10.3390/en6105297.

Evaluation of subgrid-scale models in large-eddy simulation of flow past a two-dimensional block

W-C. Cheng; F. Porte-Agel 

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. 2013. Vol. 44, p. 301 – 311. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2013.06.007.

Experimental study of the impact of large-scale wind farms on land-atmosphere exchanges

W. Zhang; C. D. Markfort; F. Porté-Agel 

Environmental Research Letters. 2013. Vol. 8, num. 1, p. 015002. DOI : 10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/015002.

The Effect of Free-Atmosphere Stratification on Boundary-Layer Flow and Power Output from Very Large Wind Farms

M. Abkar; F. Porte-Agel 

Energies. 2013. Vol. 6, num. 5, p. 2338 – 2361. DOI : 10.3390/en6052338.

Measurement procedures for characterization of wind turbine wakes with scanning Doppler wind LiDARs

G. V. Iungo; F. Porté-Agel 

Advances in Science and Research. 2013. Vol. 10, p. 71 – 75. DOI : 10.5194/asr-10-71-2013.

Field Measurements of Wind Turbine Wakes with Lidars

G. V. Iungo; Y-T. Wu; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 2013. Vol. 30, num. 2, p. 274 – 287. DOI : 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00051.1.

A modulated gradient model for scalar transport in large-eddy simulation of the atmospheric boundary layer

H. Lu; F. Porté-Agel 

Physics of Fluids. 2013. Vol. 25, num. 1, p. 015110. DOI : 10.1063/1.4774342.

Simulation of Turbulent Flow Inside and Above Wind Farms: Model Validation and Layout Effects

Y-T. Wu; F. Porté-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2013. Vol. 146, num. 2, p. 181 – 205. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-012-9757-y.

Wind-Turbine Wakes in a Convective Boundary Layer: A Wind-Tunnel Study

W. Zhang; C. D. Markfort; F. Porté-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2013. Vol. 146, num. 2, p. 161 – 179. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-012-9751-4.

Flow over Hills: A Large-Eddy Simulation of the Bolund Case

M. Diebold; C. Higgins; J. Fang; A. Bechmann; M. B. Parlange 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2013. Vol. 148, num. 1, p. 177 – 194. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-013-9807-0.

Linear stability analysis of wind turbine wakes performed on wind tunnel measurements

G. V. Iungo; F. Viola; S. Camarri; F. Porte-Agel; F. Gallaire 

Journal Of Fluid Mechanics. 2013. Vol. 737, p. 499 – 526. DOI : 10.1017/jfm.2013.569.

2012

Near-wake flow structure downwind of a wind turbine in a turbulent boundary layer

W. Zhang; C. D. Markfort; F. Porté-Agel 

Experiments in Fluids. 2012. Vol. 52, num. 5, p. 1219 – 1235. DOI : 10.1007/s00348-011-1250-8.

Coupled dynamics of the co-evolution of gravel bed topography, flow turbulence and sediment transport in an experimental channel

A. Singh; E. Foufoula-Georgiou; F. Porté-Agel; P. R. Wilcock 

Journal of Geophysical Research. 2012. Vol. 117, num. F4, p. F04016. DOI : 10.1029/2011JF002323.

A new boundary condition for large-eddy simulation of boundary-layer flow over surface roughness transitions

M. Abkar; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Turbulence. 2012. Vol. 13, p. N23. DOI : 10.1080/14685248.2012.695077.

Atmospheric Turbulence Effects on Wind-Turbine Wakes: An LES Study

Y-T. Wu; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2012. Vol. 5, num. 12, p. 5340 – 5362. DOI : 10.3390/en5125340.

Turbulent flow and scalar transport through and over aligned and staggered wind farms

C. D. Markfort; W. Zhang; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Turbulence. 2012. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. N33. DOI : 10.1080/14685248.2012.709635.

Large-Eddy Simulation of Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Flow Over Fluvial-Like Landscapes Using a Dynamic Roughness Model

W. Anderson; P. Passalacqua; F. Porté-Agel; C. Meneveau 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2012. Vol. 144, num. 2, p. 263 – 286. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-012-9722-9.

A coupled distinct lattice spring model for rock failure under dynamic loads

G. Zhao; N. Khalili; J. Fang; J. Zhao 

Computers and Geotechnics. 2012. Vol. 42, p. 1 – 20. DOI : 10.1016/j.compgeo.2011.12.006.

2011

Turbulent Flow Inside and Above aWind Farm: A Wind-Tunnel Study

L. P. Chamorro; F. Porté-Agel 

Energies. 2011. Vol. 4, num. 11, p. 1916 – 1936. DOI : 10.3390/en4111916.

Large-eddy simulation of atmospheric boundary layer flow through wind turbines and wind farms

F. Porté-Agel; Y-T. Wu; H. Lu; R. J. Conzemius 

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 2011. Vol. 99, num. 4, p. 154 – 168. DOI : 10.1016/j.jweia.2011.01.011.

A Large-Eddy Simulation Study of Turbulent Flow Over Multiscale Topography

F. Wan; F. Porté-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2011. Vol. 141, num. 2, p. 201 – 217. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-011-9648-7.

Large-Eddy Simulation of Wind-Turbine Wakes: Evaluation of Turbine Parametrisations

Y-T. Wu; F. Porté-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2011. Vol. 138, num. 3, p. 345 – 366. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-010-9569-x.

Large-Eddy Simulation of Stably-Stratified Flow Over a Steep Hill

F. Wan; F. Porté-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2011. Vol. 138, num. 3, p. 367 – 384. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-010-9562-4.

Large-eddy simulation of a very large wind farm in a stable atmospheric boundary layer

H. Lu; F. Porté-Agel 

Physics of Fluids. 2011. Vol. 23, num. 6, p. 065101. DOI : 10.1063/1.3589857.

2010

On the influence of gravel bed dynamics on velocity power spectra

A. Singh; F. Porté-Agel; E. Foufoula-Georgiou 

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH. 2010. Vol. 46, p. W04509. DOI : 10.1029/2009WR008190.

Wind sheltering of a lake by a tree canopy or bluff topography

C. Markfort; A. Pérez; J. Thill; D. Jaster; F. Porté-Agel et al. 

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH. 2010. Vol. 46, num. 3, p. W03530. DOI : 10.1029/2009WR007759.

Effects of Thermal Stability and Incoming Boundary-Layer Flow Characteristics on Wind-Turbine Wakes: A Wind-Tunnel Study

L. P. Chamorro; F. Porté-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2010. Vol. 136, num. 3, p. 515 – 533. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-010-9512-1.

A modulated gradient model for large-eddy simulation: Application to a neutral atmospheric boundary layer

H. Lu; F. Porté-Agel 

PHYSICS OF FLUIDS. 2010. Vol. 22, num. 1, p. 015109. DOI : 10.1063/1.3291073.

Wind-tunnel study of surface boundary conditions for large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow past a rough-to-smooth surface transition

L. P. Chamorro; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal Of Turbulence. 2010. Vol. 11, p. 1 – 17. DOI : 10.1080/14685241003627760.

Estimation of power spectra of acoustic-doppler velocimetry data contaminated with intermittent spikes

M. Parsheh; F. Sotiropoulos; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 2010. Vol. 136, num. 6, p. 368 – 378. DOI : 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000202.

Channel Bed Slope Effect on the Height of Gravity Waves Produced by a Sudden Downstream Discharge Stoppage

L. Chamorro; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 2010. Vol. 136, num. 5, p. 328 – 330. DOI : 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000178.

2009

Surface Heterogeneity Effects on Regional-Scale Fluxes in Stable Boundary Layers: Surface Temperature Transitions

R. Stoll; F. Porté-Agel 

JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES. 2009. Vol. 66, num. 2, p. 412 – 431. DOI : 10.1175/2008JAS2668.1.

Detached eddy simulation of flow around two wall-mounted cubes in tandem

J. Paik; F. Sotiropoulos; F. Porté-Agel 

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW. 2009. Vol. 30, num. 2, p. 286 – 305. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2009.01.006.

Velocity and Surface Shear Stress Distributions Behind a Rough-to-Smooth Surface Transition: A Simple New Model

L. Chamorro; F. Porté-Agel 

BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY. 2009. Vol. 130, num. 1, p. 29 – 41. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-008-9330-x.

A Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Wind-Turbine Wakes: Boundary-Layer Turbulence Effects

L. Chamorro; F. Porté-Agel 

BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY. 2009. Vol. 132, num. 1, p. 129 – 149. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-009-9380-8.

2008

Subfilter-scale fluxes over a surface roughness transition. Part I: Measured fluxes and energy transfer rates

M. Carper; F. Porté-Agel 

BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY. 2008. Vol. 126, num. 1, p. 157 – 179. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-007-9228-z.

Subfilter-scale fluxes over a surface roughness transition. Part II: Evaluation of large-eddy simulation models

M. Carper; F. Porté-Agel 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2008. Vol. 127, num. 1, p. 73 – 95. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-007-9255-9.

Dynamic models for the subgrid-scale mixing of reactants in atmospheric turbulent reacting flows

J. Vinuesa; F. Porté-Agel 

JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES. 2008. Vol. 65, num. 5, p. 1692 – 1699. DOI : 10.1175/2007JAS2392.1.

Large-eddy simulation of the stable atmospheric boundary layer using dynamic models with different averaging schemes

R. Stoll; F. Porté-Agel 

BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY. 2008. Vol. 126, num. 1, p. 1 – 28. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-007-9207-4.

2007

Evaluation of dynamic subgrid-scale models in large-eddy simulations of neutral turbulent flow over a two-dimensional sinusoidal hill

F. Wan; F. Porté-Agel; R. Stoll 

Evaluation of dynamic subgrid-scale models in large-eddy simulations of neutral turbulent flow over a two-dimensional sinusoidal hill. 2007. Vol. 41, num. 13, p. 2719 – 2728. DOI : 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.11.054.

2006

Large-eddy simulation of stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer turbulence: A scale-dependent dynamic modeling approach

S. Basu; F. Porté-Agel 

JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES. 2006. Vol. 63, num. 8, p. 2074 – 2091. DOI : 10.1175/JAS3734.1.

Subgrid-scale modeling of reacting scalar fluxes in large-eddy simulations of atmospheric boundary layers

J. Vinuesa; F. Porté-Agel; S. Basu; R. Stoll 

ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS. 2006. Vol. 6, num. 2, p. 115 – 131. DOI : 10.1007/s10652-005-6020-9.

Application of dynamic subgrid-scale concepts from large-eddy simulation to modeling landscape evolution

P. Passalacqua; F. Porté-Agel; E. Foufoula-Georgiou; C. Paola 

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH. 2006. Vol. 42, num. 6, p. W06D11. DOI : 10.1029/2006WR004879.

Dynamic subgrid-scale models for momentum and scalar fluxes in large-eddy simulations of neutrally stratified atmospheric boundary layers over heterogeneous terrain

R. Stoll; F. Porté-Agel 

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH. 2006. Vol. 42, num. 1, p. W01409. DOI : 10.1029/2005WR003989.

Revisiting the local scaling hypothesis in stably stratified atmospheric boundary-layer turbulence: An integration of field and laboratory measurements with large-eddy simulations

S. Basu; F. Porté-Agel; E. Foufoula-Georgiou; J. Vinuesa; M. Pahlow 

BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY. 2006. Vol. 119, num. 3, p. 473 – 500. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-005-9036-2.

Effect of roughness on surface boundary conditions for large-eddy simulation

R. Stoll; F. Porté-Agel 

BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY. 2006. Vol. 118, num. 1, p. 169 – 187. DOI : 10.1007/s10546-005-4735-2.

2005

A dynamic similarity subgrid model for chemical transformations in large-eddy simulation of the atmospheric boundary layer

J. Vinuesa; F. Porté-Agel 

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS. 2005. Vol. 32, p. L03814. DOI : 10.1029/2004GL021349.

Advective velocity and energy dissipation rate in an oscillatory flow

Z. Haider; M. Hondzo; F. Porté-Agel 

WATER RESEARCH. 2005. Vol. 39, num. 12, p. 2569 – 2578. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2005.04.062.

2004

Coherent structures and subfilter-scale dissipation rates of turbulence measured in the atmospheric surface layer

M. Carper; F. Porté-Agel 

Journal of Turbulence. 2004. Vol. 5, num. 40, p. N40. DOI : 10.1088/1468-5248/5/1/040.

A scale-dependent dynamic model for scalar transport in large-eddy simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer

F. Porté-Agel 

BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY. 2004. Vol. 112, num. 1, p. 81 – 105. DOI : 10.1023/B:BOUN.0000020353.03398.20.

Synthetic turbulence, fractal interpolation, and large-eddy simulation

S. Basu; E. Foufoula-Georgiou; F. Porté-Agel 

Physical Review E. 2004. Vol. 70, num. 2, p. 026310. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.026310.

2003

Multiscale interactions between surface shear stress and velocity in turbulent boundary layers

V. Venugopal; F. Porté-Agel; E. Foufoula-Georgiou; M. Carper 

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES. 2003. Vol. 108, num. D19, p. 4613. DOI : 10.1029/2002JD003025.

2002

Predictability of atmospheric boundary-layer flows as a function of scale

S. Basu; E. Foufoula-Georgiou; F. Porté-Agel 

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS. 2002. Vol. 29, num. 21, p. 2038. DOI : 10.1029/2002GL015497.

Moore’s law and numerical modeling

V. Voller; F. Porté-Agel 

JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS. 2002. Vol. 179, num. 2, p. 698 – 703. DOI : 10.1006/jcph.2002.7083.

2001

A priori field study of subgrid-scale heat fluxes and dissipation in the atmospheric surface layer

F. Porté-Agel; M. B. Parlange; C. Meneveau; W. E. Eichinger 

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 2001. Vol. 58, p. 2673 – 2698. DOI : 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<2673:APFSOT>2.0.CO;2.

Experimental study of wall boundary conditions for Large Eddy Simulation

I. Marusic; G. Kunkel; F. Porté-Agel 

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS. 2001. Vol. 446, p. 309 – 320. DOI : 10.1017/S0022112001005924.

Atmospheric stability effect on subgrid scale physics for large-eddy simulation

F. Porté-Agel; M. Pahlow; C. Meneveau; M. B. Parlange 

Advances in Water Resources. 2001. Vol. 24, num. 9-10, p. 1085 – 1102. DOI : 10.1016/S0309-1708(01)00039-2.

On Monin-Obukhov similarity in the stable atmospheric boudary layer

M. Pahlow; M. B. Parlange; F. Porte-Agel 

Boundary Layer Meteorology. 2001. Vol. 99, num. 2, p. 225 – 248. DOI : 10.1023/A:1018909000098.

2000

A scale-dependent dynamic model for large-eddy simulation: application to a neutral atmospheric boundary layer

F. Porté-Agel; C. Meneveau; M. Parlange 

Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2000. Vol. 415, p. 261 – 284. DOI : 10.1017/S0022112000008776.

Subgrid-scale dissipation in the atmospheric surface layer: Effects of stability and filter dimension

F. Porté-Agel; M. B. Parlange; C. Meneveau; W. Eichinger; M. Pahlow 

Journal of Hydrometeorology. 2000. Vol. 1, num. 1, p. 75 – 87. DOI : 10.1175/1525-7541(2000)001<0075:SSDITA>2.0.CO;2.

Mixture of time scales in land-atmosphere interaction: Desorption and self-similarity of energy fluxes

F. Porté-Agel; M. B. Parlange; A. T. Cahill; A. Gruber 

Agronomy Journal. 2000. Vol. 92, num. 5, p. 832 – 836. DOI : 10.2134/agronj2000.925832x.

1998

Some Basic Properties of the Surrogate Subgrid-Scale Heat Flux in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

F. Porté-Agel; C. Meneveau; M. B. Parlange 

Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 1998. Vol. 88, num. 3, p. 425 – 444. DOI : 10.1023/A:1001521504466.