Title: Experimental aerodynamics of wind turbine wakes under unsteady perturbations

The main objective of the internship is to study experimentally the behaviour of wind turbines wake under quick perturbations of the incoming flow, corresponding to gusts. 
This unsteadiness of the aerodynamic performance yields large fluctuations of the generated power and significant fatigue loads on wind turbines. 

A wind turbine model will be considered in the S2 wind tunnel of the PRISME laboratory. 
The wind tunnel is equipped with standard fluid mechanics metrology (in particular pressure and hot-wire measurements), mounted in a displacement system for large-scale measurements. 
The inlet of the wind tunnel main section can be replaced with passive or active turbulence grids. 
The current internship will focus of the active grid for the generation of wind gusts with particular length and time scales, and the impact on the wind turbine wake.

This internship is part of bigger projects, in particular an ongoing project funded by the French National Agency for Research. Therefore, this internship can be continued in thesis in Fall 2025.

How to apply: send a curriculum vitae, a cover letter, a recommendation letter for references and a transcript (even partial) of grades for the last two years 
at Cédric Raibaudo (cedric.raibaudo@univ-orleans.fr) and Nicolas Mazellier (nicolas.mazellier@univ-orleans.fr)

More details in the dedicated website or here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/c%C3%A9dric-raibaudo-22581739_master-thesis-in-aerodynamics-of-wind-turbines-activity-7275495728272015360-lwgc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop