Free/open source multibody and aerodynamic software for aeroelastic analysis of wind turbines

47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Meng, Fanzhong ^a   Masarati, Pierangelo ^b   Van Tooren, Michel ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROELASTICITY; OPEN SYSTEMS; VERIFICATION; WIND TURBINES;

AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS; MULTI-BODY DYNAMIC; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; SIMULATION SOFTWARE; TURBINE DESIGNERS; VERIFICATION RESULTS; WIND TURBINE AERODYNAMICS; WIND TURBINE SYSTEMS;

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE;

EID: 78549238242     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-1040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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