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Title: CCBlade Documentation: Release 0.1.0

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1260115· OSTI ID:1260115
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

CCBlade predicts aerodynamic loading of wind turbine blades using blade element momentum (BEM) theory. CC stands for continuity and convergence. CCBlade was developed primarily for use in gradient-based optimization applications where C1 and robust convergence are essential.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1260115
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-5000-58819
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English