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Niels N. Sørensen is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark and specializes in engineering and environmental science. Their research focuses primarily on computational mechanics and aerospace engineering, with significant contributions in environmental engineering, civil and structural engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses various topics related to wind energy and fluid dynamics. Key research areas include:

  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Wind Energy Research and Development
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization

Sørensen has published extensively, with a total of 102 publications categorized under engineering and 25 under environmental science. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Wind Energy Science
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Wind Energy
  • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Representative recent papers include:

  • "Vortex induced vibrations of wind turbine blades: Influence of the tip geometry," 2020, Physics of Fluids
  • "The influence of leading edge roughness, rotor control and wind climate on the loss in energy production," 2020, Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • "IEA Wind TCP Task 29, Phase IV: Detailed Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines," 2021, Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha)
  • "Vibrations of wind turbine blades in standstill: Mapping the influence of the inflow angles," 2022, Physics of Fluids
  • "Fluid-structure interaction simulations of a wind turbine rotor in complex flows, validated through field experiments," 2021, Wind Energy

Niels N. Sørensen collaborates with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Frederik Zahle
  • Christian Grinderslev
  • Sergio González Horcas
  • Christian Bak
  • Alexander Meyer Forsting

Their research contributions primarily address technical challenges related to wind turbine aerodynamics and fluid-structure interactions, integrating computational simulations with experimental validation. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in the subfields Sørensen works within and the diversity of journals where they publish.

Best Publications

  • STATE OF THE ART IN WIND TURBINE AERODYNAMICS AND AEROELASTICITY

    M.O.L. Hansen;J.N. Sørensen;S. Voutsinas;Niels Sørensen;Niels Sørensen

  • General purpose flow solver applied to flow over hills

    Niels N. Sørensen

  • Navier-Stokes predictions of the NREL phase VI rotor in the NASA Ames 80 ft × 120 ft wind tunnel: Navier-Stokes Predictions

    N. N. Sørensen;J. A. Michelsen;S. Schreck

  • Navier-Stokes predictions of the NREL phase VI rotor in the NASA Ames 80-by-120 wind tunnel

    Niels N. Sørensen;J.A. Michelsen;S. Schreck

  • Effect of Placing a Diffuser around a Wind Turbine

    Martin Otto Laver Hansen;N. N. Sørensen;R. G. J. Flay

  • Wind turbine airfoil catalogue

    F. Bertagnolio;Niels N. Sørensen;Jeppe Johansen;P. Fuglsang

  • The Bolund Experiment, Part II: Blind Comparison of Microscale Flow Models

    Andreas Bechmann;Niels N. Sørensen;Jacob Berg;Jakob Mann

  • A simple atmospheric boundary layer model applied to large eddy simulations of wind turbine wakes

    Niels Troldborg;Jens Nørkær Sørensen;Robert Flemming Mikkelsen;Niels N. Sørensen

  • Wind turbine rotor-tower interaction using an incompressible overset grid method

    Frederik Zahle;Niels N. Sørensen;Jeppe Johansen

  • Aerofoil characteristics from 3D CFD rotor computations

    Jeppe Johansen;Niels N. Sørensen

  • An improved k- ϵ model applied to a wind turbine wake in atmospheric turbulence

    M. Paul van der Laan;Niels N. Sørensen;Pierre-Elouan Réthoré;Jakob Mann

  • CFD modelling of laminar-turbulent transition for airfoils and rotors using the gamma-(Re)over-tilde (theta) model

    Niels N. Sørensen

  • Final report of IEA Task 29, Mexnext (Phase 1): Analysis of Mexico wind tunnel measurements

    J.G. Schepers;H. Madsen;T. Lutz;K. Boorsma

  • Detached‐eddy simulation of flow around the NREL Phase VI blade

    Jeppe Johansen;Niels N. Sørensen;J.A. Michelsen;S. Schreck

  • CFD simulations of the MEXICO rotor

    Andreas Bechmann;Niels N. Sørensen;Frederik Zahle

  • Verification and validation of an actuator disc model

    Pierre-Elouan Réthoré;Paul van der Laan;Niels Troldborg;Frederik Zahle

  • Detached-eddy simulation of flow around the NREL Phase VI blade: Detached-eddy Simulation

    J. Johansen;N. N. Sørensen;J. A. Michelsen;S. Schreck

  • Hybrid RANS/LES method for wind flow over complex terrain

    A. Bechmann;N. N. Sørensen

  • Analysis of Mexico wind tunnel measurements: Final report of IEA Task 29, Mexnext (Phase 1)

    J.G. Schepers;K. Boorsma;T. Cho;S. Gomez-Iradi

  • Comparison of wind turbine wake properties in non‐sheared inflow predicted by different computational fluid dynamics rotor models

    Niels Troldborg;Frederik Zahle;Pierre-Elouan Réthoré;Niels N. Sørensen

  • HypGrid2D a 2-D mesh generator

    Niels N. Sørensen

  • Wind Turbine Rotor-Tower Interaction Using an Incompressible Overset Grid Method

    Frederik Zahle;Jeppe Johansen;Niels Sørensen;J. Michael R. Graham

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederik Zahle
Frederik Zahle Technical University of Denmark
Helge Aagaard Madsen
Helge Aagaard Madsen Technical University of Denmark
Jakob Mann
Jakob Mann Technical University of Denmark
Jens Nørkær Sørensen
Jens Nørkær Sørensen Technical University of Denmark
Julia S. Johansen
Julia S. Johansen Copenhagen University Hospital
Wen Zhong Shen
Wen Zhong Shen Yangzhou University
Morten Hartvig Hansen
Morten Hartvig Hansen University of Southern Denmark
Thorsten Lutz
Thorsten Lutz University of Stuttgart
Eduard Egusquiza
Eduard Egusquiza Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Robert Flemming Mikkelsen
Robert Flemming Mikkelsen Technical University of Denmark

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