BEMVAWT:
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Two dimensional blade element model for a VAWT.
Computes the force and torque on a blade element.
Type
BEMVAWT
for a demo
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Form:
[q, t, alpha] = BEMVAWT( d )
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Inputs
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d (1,1) Data structure
.u0 (1,1) Wind velocity (m/s)
.rho (1,1) Density (kg/m^3)
.omega (1,1) Angular rate (rad/s)
.r (1,1) Radius (m)
.c (1,1) Chordwidth (m)
.phi (1,1) Angle from wind (rad)
.gamma (1,1) Pitch angle (rad)
.lDFun (1,:) Lift and drag function pointer
.cLAlpha (1,1) Lift curve slope
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Outputs
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q (1,1) Torque (Nm)
t (1,1) Thrust (N)
alpha (1,1) Angle of attack (rad)
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Children:
AeroUtils: AtmosphericCalculations/ReynoldsNumber
Common: Graphics/Plot2D
Math: Linear/Unit
WindTurbine: AirfoilData/ComputeAirfoilCoeff
WindTurbine: AirfoilData/LoadAirfoilFile
