The report contains the user's manual for the aeroleastic code HAWC2. The code is
intended for calculating wind turbine response in time domain and has a structural …

In this work, a computationally efficient engineering model for the aerodynamics of swept
wind turbine blades is proposed for the extended blade element momentum (BEM) …

In this work, we extend the AeroDyn module of OpenFAST to support arbitrary collections of
wings, rotors, and towers. The new standalone AeroDyn driver supports arbitrary motions of …

In the present work, a computationally efficient engineering model for the aerodynamic load
calculation of non-planar wind turbine rotors is proposed. The method is based on the vortex …

Wind energy generation is continuously expanding in the global energy scenario of
sustainable resources to replace fossil energy and alleviate the negative impacts on the …

Curved tip extensions are among the rotor innovation concepts that can contribute to the
higher performance and lower cost of horizontal axis wind turbines. One of the key drivers to …

Lifting line analyses of propellers and horizontal-axis turbines require the axial and
circumferential velocities induced by the helicoidal vorticity shed from the blades. These …

In the present work, a consistent method for calculating the lift and drag forces from the 2-D
airfoil data for the dihedral or coned horizontal-axis wind turbines when using generalized …

Advanced aeroelastically optimized tip extensions are among rotor innovation concepts
which could contribute to the higher performance and lower cost of wind turbines. A novel …

To study the output power and wake flow characteristics of a wind turbine with swept blades,
taking the blade tip offset and the location of the sweep start as two variables, the straight …