Researcher
Jonathon Sumner
Department of Physics
Dean of Science, Medical Studies and Engineering
Expertise
’s research uses mathematical models to simulate air flow around wind turbines. He was awarded an FRQNT research grant for 2014-17 on “Simulation des écoulements atmosphériques dans un parc éolien afin d’évaluer sa performance et maximiser son rendement à partir des équations de Navier-Stokes”.
Publications
- Breton S-P, Sumner J, Sørensen JN, Hansen KS, Sarmast S, Ivanell S. (2017). “A survey of modelling methods for high-fidelity wind farm simulations using large eddy simulation.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 375: 20160097.
- Sumner, J., Espana, G., Masson, C., & Aubrun, S. (2013). “Evaluation of RANS/actuator disk modelling of wind turbine wake flow using wind tunnel measurements.” International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation, 5(1), 147-158.
- Sumner, J., Cabezón, D., Masson, C., & Crespo, A. (2014).”A Closer Look at Second-Moment Closure for Wind Farm Analysis.” In Wind Energy-Impact of Turbulence (pp.93-99). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.