Abstract
BeamDyn, a Legendre-spectral-finite-element implementation of geometrically exact beam theory (GEBT), was developed to meet the design challenges associated with highly flexible composite wind turbine blades. In this paper, the governing equations of GEBT are reformulated into a nonlinear state-space form to support its coupling within the modular framework of the FAST wind turbine computer-aidedengineering (CAE) tool. Different time integration schemes (implicit and explicit) were implemented and examined for wind turbine analysis. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the capability of this new beam solver. An example analysis of a realistic wind turbine blade, the CX-100, is also presented as validation.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 19 |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Event | SciTech 2015 - Kissimmee, Florida Duration: 5 Jan 2015 → 9 Jan 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | SciTech 2015 |
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| City | Kissimmee, Florida |
| Period | 5/01/15 → 9/01/15 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5000-63165
Keywords
- computer-aided engineering tools
- fast
- NREL
- wind turbine aerodynamics
- wind turbine design and analysis