The application of the micro-siting technique in Tioman Island, Malaysia using the RIAM-COMPACT software
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries may have a huge potential for utilizing wind energy as it requires little in the way of land. Land in these countries is very fertile and is used by other alternatives, therefore reducing its conduciveness for developing solar energy. The wind...
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Trans Tech Publications Inc
2014
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.660.745 http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.660.745 http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6470/1/The_Application_of_The_Micro%2Dsiting_technique_in_Tioman_Island.pdf |
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| Summary: | ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries may have a huge potential
for utilizing wind energy as it requires little in the way of land. Land in these countries is very
fertile and is used by other alternatives, therefore reducing its conduciveness for developing solar
energy. The wind resources map is widely available for Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and
Philippines but there is not much information about other ASEAN countries. Based on
meteorological data, Tioman Island was selected as the area that had the best potential for installing
wind turbines in Malaysia. A more detailed study was conducted using a CFD model for unsteady
flow, known as the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, COMputational
Prediction of Airflow over Complex Terrain (RIAM-COMPACT) which is based on the Large-
Eddy Simulation (LES) technique. Micro-siting technique is used as a tool for selecting appropriate
point and an inappropriate point for locating wind turbine generators (WTGs) at Tioman Island,
Malaysia. The suggested points for locating WTGs were shown based on the numerical results
obtained from the calculation. |
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