Package windSimSuite :: Module bem_node :: Class BemForce

Class BemForce

mbdyn.record.RecordBase --+                            
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        mbdyn.record.Record --+                        
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       mbdyn.common.BasicObject --+                    
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  mbdyn.elements_base.CommonElement --+                
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    mbdyn.elements_base.ElementWithNode --+            
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              mbdyn.elts.force.GeneralForce --+        
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                         mbdyn.elts.force.Force --+    
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                     mbdyn.elts.force.BindingsForce --+
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                                                     BemForce

A custom bindings force that finds its value from the aerodynamic sections, organised into force areas.

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, name)

source code

init_results(self)
Init the results

source code

add_area(self, area)
Add a force area to the list

source code

add_lower_area(self, area)
Add the lower force area to the list

source code

add_upper_area(self, area)
Add the upper force area to the list

source code

init_loading(self)
Initialize the loading for the MBDyn input file

source code

_get_loads(self)
Fill the _load attribute. source code

update(self, simu)
Before a new BEM step, the aerodynamics forces are calculated and are applied on the MBDyn force

source code

Inherited from mbdyn.elts.force.Force: set_arm, set_default

Inherited from mbdyn.elts.force.GeneralForce: get_mbdyn_instance, set_amplitude, set_direction, set_type

Inherited from mbdyn.elements_base.ElementWithNode: attach_to_node, set_node_label, set_relative_from

Inherited from mbdyn.elements_base.CommonElement: do_as_init

Inherited from mbdyn.common.BasicObject: get_lines, set_comment, set_label, set_name, set_simulation_ref

Inherited from mbdyn.record.Record: common_init_results, save, set_own_parameters, will_save, will_save_nothing, will_save_only

Inherited from mbdyn.record.Record (private): _save_direct_results, _save_results_with_actions, _try_to_add

Inherited from mbdyn.record.RecordBase: collect_own_parameters, collect_parameters, set_own_para, set_parameters

Inherited from mbdyn.record.RecordBase (private): _collect_own_para

Method Details

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init(self, name)
(Constructor)

source code

Overrides: mbdyn.elts.force.BindingsForce.__init__

init_results(self)

source code

Init the results

Overrides: mbdyn.elts.force.GeneralForce.init_results

_get_loads(self)

source code

Fill the _load attribute. The normal force is along x, the tangential force along y.

update(self, simu)

source code

Before a new BEM step, the aerodynamics forces are calculated and are applied on the MBDyn force

Overrides: mbdyn.elements_base.CommonElement.update

Class BemForce

__init__(self, name) (Constructor)

init_results(self)

_get_loads(self)

update(self, simu)

init(self, name)
(Constructor)