WIND ENERGY RESEARCH AT
Supervised by Robert N. Meroney
Reviewed
Papers
1. Meroney,
R.N., SITES FOR WIND-POWER INSTALLATIONS, Proceedings of Second
2. Meroney,
R. N., Sandborn, V. A., Bouwmeester,
R., and Rider, M., WIND TUNNEL SIMULATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL
RIDGES ON WIND SPEED AND TURBULENCE, Proceedings of International Symposium on
Wind Energy Systems, St. John's College, Cambridge, England, September 7_9,
1976, CEP75_76RNM-VAS-RB-MR31, (Paper fully reviewed).
3. Meroney,
R. N., WIND POWER APPLICATIONS IN RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS, ASCE Specialty
Conference: Solar Energy and Remote
Sensing, July 20_21, 1976,
4. Meroney,
R. N., WIND CHARACTERISTICS AND SMALL WECS, Working Group Report AMS-ERDA
Workshop on Wind Characteristics for WECS,
5. Meroney,
R. N., WIND IN THE PERTURBED ENVIRONMENT:
ITS INFLUENCE ON WECS, Proceedings of AWEA Spring Conference, May 11_14,
1977,
6. Meroney,
R. N. and Derickson,* R. G., A SIMPLIFIED PHYSICS AIRFLOW MODEL FOR EVALUATING
WIND POWER SITES IN COMPLEX TERRAIN, Proceedings of Summer Computer Simulation
Conference, July 18_20, 1977, Chicago, Illinois, 14 pp., CEP76_77RGD-RNM31.
7. Meroney,
Robert N., JOUSTING WITH THE WIND - A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE WIND ENERGY
PROBLEM, Proceedings of the New Zealand Meteorological Service Symposium on
Meteorology and Energy, October 11_12, 1977, University of Canterbury,
Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 pp., CEP77_78RNM31, (Invited paper,
reviewed).
8. Meroney,
R. N., Bouwmeester,* R. J. B., Sandborn, V. A., and
Rider, M. A., THE INFLUENCE OF HILL SHAPE ON WIND CHARACTERISTICS OVER
TWO-DIMENSIONAL HILLS, Proceedings of Third Biennial Conference and Workshop on
Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Sponsored by ERDA, September 19_21, 1977,
Washington, D.C., pp. 646_653, CEP77_78RJBB-RNM-VAS-MAR17.
(Abstract reviewed).
9. Meroney,
R. N., RURAL ENERGY NEEDS COULD AGAIN BE MET BY WIND, Energy Sources 77/78, p.
131_136, CEP77_78RNM34.
10. Meroney,
R. N., PROSPECTING FOR WIND ENERGY, Proceedings 1978 International Solar Energy
Society (ISES), Solar Diversification Annual Meeting, August, 1978, Denver,
Colorado, 4 p., CEP77_78RNM65.
11. Meroney,
R. N., FIELD VERIFICATION AND LABORATORY SIMULATION OF AIRFLOW PATTERNS IN
COMPLEX TERRAIN, Proceedings of Fourth Symposium on Turbulence, Diffusion, and
Air Pollution, January 15_18, 1979, Reno, Nevada, pp. 592_595, CEP78_79RNM7,
(Abstract reviewed only).
12. Meroney,
R. N., PROSPECTING FOR WIND: WINDMILLS
AND WIND CHARACTERISTICS, ASCE Spring Meeting, April 2_6, 1979,
13. Meroney,
R. N., Lindley,* D., Pearse, J., and Bowen, A.
J., WIND TUNNEL MODELING AS A PROSPECTING TOOL FOR WIND ENERGY SITE
SELECTION: A FIELD ASSESSMENT, First
British Wind Energy Association Wind Energy Workshop, Cranfield
Institute of Technology, Cranfield, England, April
19_20, 1979, 10 p., (Abstract. reviewed only).
14. Meroney,
R. N., Curtis,* G., and Cummings, K., WIND-POWERED HEAT PUMP IN A DAIRY
FARM APPLICATION, USDA-DOE Workshop on Wind Energy Application in Agriculture,
May 15_17, 1979, Ames, Iowa, (Abstract reviewed only).
15. Meroney,
R. N., WECS SITE SCREENING BY PHYSICAL MODELING, Proceedings of Conference and
Workshop on Wind Characteristics and Wind Energy Siting,
June 19_21, 1979, Portland, Oregon, pp. 393_404, CEP78_79RNM34,
(Abstract reviewed only).
16. Meroney,
R. N., WIND-TUNNEL SIMULATION OF THE FLOW OVER HILLS AND COMPLEX TERRAIN, J. of
Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 5 (1980), pp. 297_321, CEP78_79RNM35,
(Invited paper, reviewed).
17. Meroney,
R. N., Lindley, D., and Bowen, A. J., PHYSICAL MODELING OF FLOW OVER COMPLEX
TERRAIN, Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Wind Engineering,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, July 8_14, 1979, pp.
975_985, CEP78_79RNM-AJB-DL24, (Reviewed paper).
18. Meroney,
R. N., Chien, H. C., Sandborn,
V. A., SITES FOR WIND-POWER INSTALLATIONS:
Physical Modeling of the Wind Field over Kahuku
Point, Oahu, Hawaii, Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Wind
Energy Systems, August 26_29, 1980, Copenhagen, Denmark, CEP79_80HCC-RNM-VAS18,
pp. 75_90 (Fully reviewed).
19. Meroney,
R. N. and Abarikwu,* O. I., MILK PRODUCTION ENERGY USE FUNCTIONS FOR
HERRING-BONE PARLORS, Agricultural Engineering, Transactions, Vol. 28, pp.
1696_1700, 1982, CEP81_82OIA-RNM_2.
20. Meroney,
R. N. and Abarikwu,* O. I., DAIRY FARM WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS, Agricultural
Engineering Transaction, Vol. 26, pp. 255_259, 1983, CEP81_82OIA-RNM_3.
21. Meroney,
R.N., FLUID DYNAMICS OF FLOW OVER HILLS AND MOUNTAINS: Insights Obtained
Through Physical Modeling, AMS Monograph, CEP88_89RNM-6a, CEP88-89-6b,
CEP88-89-6c,
CEP88-89-6d,
CEP88-89-6e,
(Invited review, to be published 1989).
22. Meroney,
R.N., Neff, D.E.*, Davis, E., and McCarthy, E., UPSTREAM AND LATERAL WIND
TURBINE WAKE EFFECTS ON NEARBY WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE, Proceedings of 6th
U.S. National Conference on Wind Engineering, U. of Houston, TX, 8_10 March
1989, CEP88_89DEN-RNM-ED-EM-9,
(Abstract reviewed)
23.
Meroney,
R.N., Neff, D.E.*, McCarthy, E. and Davis, E., WIND TURBINE WAKE
EFFECTS ON NEARBY WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE, Ninth ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
New Orleans, LA, 14-18 January 1990, pp. 33-38. CEP89-90DEN-RNM-EMc-ED-1.
24.
Meroney,
R.N., McCarthy, E.F., and Neff, D.E., ELEVATION AND VEGETATION CONSIDERATIONS
ON WIND POWER AVAILABILITY: A WIND
TUNNEL STUDY, 23rd Annual American Wind Energy Association Conference (Wind
Power '93), July 12-16, 1993,
25.
Meroney,
R.N. and Neff, D.E., MEAN WIND AND TURBULENCE CHARACTERISTICS DUE TO INDUCTION
EFFECTS NEAR WIND TURBINE ROTORS, 3rd International Colloquium on Bluff Body
Aerodynamics and Its Applications, BBAAIII, Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Blacksburg, Va., July 28-August 1, 1996.
Also published as reviewed paper in Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 69-71, July-October 1997, pp. 413-422 (Actually appeared February 1998) CEP96-97-DEN-RNM-1.
Reports
1. Meroney,
R. N., Sandborn, V. A., Bouwmeester,
R. J. B., and Rider, M. A., SITES FOR WINDPOWER INSTALLATIONS: Wind Tunnel Simulation of the Influence of
Two-Dimensional Ridges on Wind Speed and Turbulence, NSF/RANN GAER 75_00702,
July 1976, CER76_77RNM-VAS-RB-MAR5.
2. Meroney,
R. N., Sandborn, V. A., Bouwmeester,
R. J. B., and Rider, M. A., SITES FOR WIND POWER INSTALLATIONS - TABULATED
EXPERIMENTAL DATA, Progress Report, June-November 1976,
ERDA/Y_76-S_06_2438/76/1, 57 pp., CER76_77RNM-VAS-RB-MAR29.
3. Meroney,
R. N., Sandborn,* V. A., Bouwmeester, R. J. B.,
and Rider, M. A., SITES FOR WIND POWER INSTALLATION: Wind Tunnel Simulation of the Influence of
Two-Dimensional Ridges on Wind Speed and Turbulence, "Final Report:Second Year," ERDA Report RLO/243877/1, July
1977, CER77_78RNM-VAS-RB-MAR6, 186 pp.
4. Meroney,
R. N., Bouwmeester,* R. J. B., Sandborn, V. A.,
SITES FOR WIND POWER INSTALLATIONS: WIND
CHARACTERISTICS OVER RIDGES: FINAL
REPORT PART I, Department of Energy Contract No. EY_76-S_06_2438, A001, Report
RLO/2438_77/1, June 1978, CER77_78RJBB-RNM-VAS-S1.
5. Meroney,
R. N., Bowen, A. J., Lindley, D., and Pearse, J.,
WIND CHARACTERISTICS OVER COMPLEX TERRAIN:
LABORATORY SIMULATION AND FIELD MEASUREMENT AT RAKAIA GORGE, NEW
ZEALAND, FINAL REPORT, PART II, Department of Energy Contract No.
EY_76-S_06_2438, A001, 219 pp., Report RLO/2438_77/2, 219 pp., May 1978,
CER77_78RNM29.
6. Meroney
R. N., Sandborn, V. A., Bouwmeester,
R. J. B., Chien, H. C., and Rider, M., SITES FOR WIND
POWER INSTALLATIONS: PHYSICAL MODELING
OF THE INFLUENCE OF HILLS, RIDGES AND COMPLEX TERRAIN ON WIND SPEED AND
TURBULENCE: Part II: Executive Summary, Department of Energy
Contract No. EY_78-S_06_2438, A001, Report RLO/2436_77/3, June 1978, 91 pp.,
CER77_78RNM-VAS-RJBB-HCC-MR50a.
7. Meroney,
R. N., Sandborn, V. A., Bouwmeester,
R. J. B., Chien, H. C., and Rider, M., SITES FOR WIND
POWER INSTALLATIONS: PHYSICAL MODELING
OF THE INFLUENCE OF HILLS, RIDGES AND COMPLEX TERRAIN ON WIND SPEED AND TURBULENCE: Final Report Part II: Appendix, Department of Energy Contract No.
EY_76-S_06_2438, A001, Report RLO/2438_77/3, June 1978,
CER77_78RNM-VAS-RJBB-HCC-MR50b.
8. Meroney,
R. N., Chien,* H. C., and Sandborn, V. A.,
PHYSICAL MODELING OF THE WIND FIELD OVER KAHUKU POINT, OAHU, HAWAII, DOE
Contract No. DE-AS06_77ET20292, A004, FDDL Report
CER79_80HCC-RNM-VAS25, 162 p.
9. Meroney,
R. N. and Abarikwu,* O. I., DAIRY FARM WIND GENERATOR MODEL, USDA/SEA/ARS
Research Agreement No. S8_32U4_8_34, CER79_80/OIA-RNM51, 118p.
10. Meroney, R.N. and Neff,* D.E., MEASUREMENTS IN A WIND TUNNEL OF THE MODIFICATION OF
MEAN WIND AND TURBULENCE CHARACTERISTICS DUE TO INDUCTION EFFECTS NEAR WIND
ROTORS, Final Report for Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories. Contract No. M2931-A-X, October 1985, 141 pp,
CER85_86DEN-RNM10.
11.
Meroney,
R.N. and Neff,* D.E., UPSTREAM AND LATERAL WIND TURBINE WAKE EFFECTS ON WIND
TURBINE PERFORMANCE, for U.S. Windpower, Livermore,
California, CSU Contract No. 29_7210, CER88_89DEN-RNM-4.
12.
Meroney,
R.N. (1992), WIND-TUNNEL MODELLING OF HILL AND VEGETATION INFLUENCE ON WIND
POWER AVAILABILITY: TASK 1: LITERATURE REVIEW, Prepared for
Meteorological Services, U.S. Windpower, Inc., Livermore,
CA, CSU Contract No. 298610, November 1992, 123 pp. CER92-93-RNM-1-a, CER92-93-1-b,
CER92-93-1-c,
CER92-93-1-d,
CER92-93-1-e,
CER92-93-1-f, CER92-93-1-g
13.
Neff,
D. E., WIND-TUNNEL MODELLING OF HILL AND VEGETATION INFLUENCE ON WIND POWER
AVAILABILITY, TASK 2: WINDS OVER TWO DIMENSIONAL HILLS, for U. S. Windpower, Inc.,
14.
Neff,
D. E., WIND-TUNNEL MODELLING OF HILL AND VEGETATION INFLUENCE ON WIND POWER
AVAILABILITY, TASK 3: KIBBY MOUNTAIN, MAINE SITE STUDY, for U. S. Windpower, Inc., Livermore, California, July 1993, 80 pp.
CER93-94-DEN-1.