Improvement of the Wind Farm Model Flap for Offshore Applications

The wind farm program FLaP (Farm Layout Program), developed at the University of Oldenburg, has been extended to improve the description of wake development in offshore conditions. Especially the low ambient turbulence and the effect of atmospheric stability have been addressed. Model results have been compared with measured vertical wake profiles and mean turbulence intensities from the Danish offshore wind farm Vindeby. It was found that within the measurement uncertainties the results of the wake model compares well with the measurements for the most important ambient conditions. The effect of the low turbulence intensity offshore on the wake development was modelled well. Deviations have been found when atmospheric stability deviates from near-neutral conditions.