Kira Patel, now a 4th year mathematics undergraduate, won the prize for the best Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Vacation Internships poster at the EPSRC Poster Event on November 6th. Kira's poster title was 'A viscous catenary in glass tube manufacture'. She was supervised by Peter Howell.
Image: Bertha Morisot - The Cheval Glass
Enhancing Wind Energy Using Unsteady Fluid Mechanics
For more information, please visit: The Brooke Benjamin Lecture in Fluid Mechanics | Mathematical Institute
Abstract
This talk will describe recent studies of how time-dependent, unsteady flow physics can be exploited to improve the performance of energy harvesting systems such as wind turbines. A theoretical analysis will revisit the seminal Betz derivation to identify the role of unsteady flow from first principles. Following will be a discussion of an experimental campaign to test the predictions of the theoretical model. Finally, a new line of research related to turbulence transition and inspired by the work of T. Brooke Benjamin will be introduced.