For the first time, we extended our operational procedures to allow night-time operation of the SWUF-3D fleet. This is particularly important to understand the low-turbulence regimes in stable boundary-layers.
We performed 18 flights in the late evening and early morning at the research farm wind energy Krummendeich WiValdi (https://windenergy-researchfarm.com/). Especially for wind turbine wake interaction, stable boundary layers are of particular interest. We explore the near wake dynamics in the NearWake project (The NearWake project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag).
A nice side-effect of night-time flights is the beautiful formations of our measurement pattern that blends into the stary night over Krummendeich.
