Code for Axial and Crossflow Turbine Simulation
Software
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OSTI ID:1335000
CACTUS is a code that calculates the performance and aero/hydrodynamic loads of a wind or water turbine. The turbine may be either a vertical-axis or a horizontal-axis machine, and may consist of one or more blade curved or straight blades. The performance model is based on a lifting-line free wake formulation that calculates rotor power and blade loads in the time domain. The rotor is treated as a rotating rigid body, such that structural dynamical motions are not modeled. The turbine is assumed to operate within a steady, but possibly sheared, wind or current velocity. For marine hydrokinetic energy applications, the presence of a river/tidal channel bed and water surface boundaries may be modeled.
- Short Name / Acronym:
- CACTUS; 002923MLTPL00
- Version:
- 00
- Programming Language(s):
- Medium: X; OS: windows or Linux; Compatibility: Multiplatform
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1335000
- Country of Origin:
- United States
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