Introducing Kynema, an Open-Source Performance-Portable Flexible-Multibody-Dynamics Solver

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Abstract

In this talk we introduce Kynema, an open-source general flexible-multibody-dynamics solver that is well suited for simulating wind turbine structural dynamics. Kynema uses a Lie-group time integrator for constrained systems and runs on both CPUs and GPUs. Timing results for simulations are presented for the IEA 15-MW turbine with and without aerodynamic forces.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages20
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025

Publication series

NamePresented at the NAWEA/WindTech 2025 Conference, 15-17 October 2025, Dallas, Texas

NLR Publication Number

  • NREL/PR-5000-97597

Keywords

  • constrained systems
  • finite element
  • graphical processing units
  • multi body dynamics

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