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Title: BeamDyn: a high-fidelity wind turbine blade solver in the FAST modular framework

Abstract

Abstract This paper presents a numerical implementation of the geometrically exact beam theory based on the Legendre‐spectral‐finite‐element (LSFE) method. The displacement‐based geometrically exact beam theory is presented, and the special treatment of three‐dimensional rotation parameters is reviewed. An LSFE is a high‐order finite element with nodes located at the Gauss–Legendre–Lobatto points. These elements can be an order of magnitude more computationally efficient than low‐order finite elements for a given accuracy level. The new module, BeamDyn, is implemented in the FAST modularization framework for dynamic simulation of highly flexible composite‐material wind turbine blades within the FAST aeroelastic engineering model. The framework allows for fully interactive simulations of turbine blades in operating conditions. Numerical examples are provided to validate BeamDyn and examine the LSFE performance as well as the coupling algorithm in the FAST modularization framework. BeamDyn can also be used as a stand‐alone high‐fidelity beam tool. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
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Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
OSTI Identifier:
1371521
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1401764
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-2C00-67421
Journal ID: ISSN 1095-4244
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Wind Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 20; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1095-4244
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; geometrically exact beam theory; Legendre spectral finite element; wind turbine analysis; structural dynamics; FAST

Citation Formats

Wang, Qi, Sprague, Michael A., Jonkman, Jason, Johnson, Nick, and Jonkman, Bonnie. BeamDyn: a high-fidelity wind turbine blade solver in the FAST modular framework. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1002/we.2101.
Wang, Qi, Sprague, Michael A., Jonkman, Jason, Johnson, Nick, & Jonkman, Bonnie. BeamDyn: a high-fidelity wind turbine blade solver in the FAST modular framework. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/we.2101
Wang, Qi, Sprague, Michael A., Jonkman, Jason, Johnson, Nick, and Jonkman, Bonnie. Tue . "BeamDyn: a high-fidelity wind turbine blade solver in the FAST modular framework". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/we.2101. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1371521.
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title = {BeamDyn: a high-fidelity wind turbine blade solver in the FAST modular framework},
author = {Wang, Qi and Sprague, Michael A. and Jonkman, Jason and Johnson, Nick and Jonkman, Bonnie},
abstractNote = {Abstract This paper presents a numerical implementation of the geometrically exact beam theory based on the Legendre‐spectral‐finite‐element (LSFE) method. The displacement‐based geometrically exact beam theory is presented, and the special treatment of three‐dimensional rotation parameters is reviewed. An LSFE is a high‐order finite element with nodes located at the Gauss–Legendre–Lobatto points. These elements can be an order of magnitude more computationally efficient than low‐order finite elements for a given accuracy level. The new module, BeamDyn, is implemented in the FAST modularization framework for dynamic simulation of highly flexible composite‐material wind turbine blades within the FAST aeroelastic engineering model. The framework allows for fully interactive simulations of turbine blades in operating conditions. Numerical examples are provided to validate BeamDyn and examine the LSFE performance as well as the coupling algorithm in the FAST modularization framework. BeamDyn can also be used as a stand‐alone high‐fidelity beam tool. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.},
doi = {10.1002/we.2101},
journal = {Wind Energy},
number = 8,
volume = 20,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 14 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Tue Mar 14 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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