free stream wind direction

This variable expresses the direction of the free stream wind as a north-based azimuth, so N=0°, E=90°, S=180°, and W=270°.

type	real
unit	°′″

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Part of 1

free stream wind velocity

Input to 1

wind-aligned coordinates

Notes

A reference height must still be added.

Contributed by

E.R.G. Quaeghebeur (TU Delft), S. Sanchez Perez Moreno (TU Delft)

Cite the database: Quaeghebeur, E., Sanchez Perez-Moreno, S., and Zaaijer, M. B.: WESgraph: a graph database for the wind farm domain, Wind Energ. Sci., 5, 259–284, 2020. doi:10.5194/wes-5-259-2020

This page: https://wesgraph.anemona.io/concept/free-stream-wind-direction/