Wind |
 
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Wind |
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Input: |
Description |
Wind Speed: |
The steady wind speed located at an elevation corresponding to the hub height. The hub height is determined from the vertical elevation of the hub node in the structural model. See Note (a). |
Shear Exponent: |
The power-law shear exponent which defines the wind speed profile as a function of vertical elevation. See Note (a). |
InflowWind Input: |
Path to the InflowWind input file. Inclusion of a file path here overrides the data in the Wind Speed and Shear Exponent entries above. See Note (b). |
(a)The local undisturbed wind speed, U(x), for any given blade or tower node is determined using the following expression:
where x is the instantaneous elevation of the blade or tower node above the mean water line. Refer to the AeroDyn documentation for further information.
(b)Refer to the InflowWind documentation for a full description of the InflowWind input file values and format.