Mike Howland: Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series

Title Unraveling interactions between extreme-scale wind power systems and stratified, turbulent environmental flows Abstract To meet net-zero carbon emissions targets by mid-century, up to a ~30-fold increase in wind power capacity is required. To expand energy production, wind turbines are rapidly increasing in size, wind farms are proliferating to new locations and are increasing in size and siting density, and novel wind farm design and control methods are increasingly deployed. But current engineering models driving wind power design and control rely on idealized theory that neglects key aspects of rotor operation within the turbulent, stratified, and sheared atmospheric boundary layer, which are increasingly important for larger turbines and farms. We revisit the first-principles of mass, momentum, and energy conservation to develop a Unified Momentum theory for rotors across operating regimes, accounting for arbitrary misalignments between… Mike Howland: Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series is scheduled at Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC) in Boulder on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 1:00 pm. Presented by Mechanical Engineering, the date, time and location for this community event were verified against the organizer’s official calendar. Admission information: See official source for current pricing. Check…

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