Package windSimSuite :: Module blade :: Class Blade

Class Blade

                  AerodynamicsBlade --+
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mbdyn.record.RecordBase --+           |
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        mbdyn.record.Record --+       |
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             common.BasicObject --+   |
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     common.ObjectWithNodesAndElems --+
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                                     Blade

Known Subclasses:: models.tjaerborg.Blade, models.nrel.Blade, interface.blade.Blade

The blade interface manipulated by the user.

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, idx=0)

source code

_set_force_ranges(self)
Set the force range of actions, according to the bem nodes present

source code

add_bem_node(self, bem_node)
Add a bem node to the blade

source code

add_section(self, section)
Add an aerodynamic section to the blade

source code

collect_parameters(self)
Collect the parameters into a dictionary, for saving the blade results in a file

source code

init_coupling(self)
Init the coupling between MBDyn and the unsteady BEM code, as well as the result objects.

source code

init_results(self)
Initialize the results objects for the parameters that will be saved.

source code

save(self)
Save the blade status

source code

set_parameters(self, para)
Set the results from para on the blade. source code

will_save_pressures(self, boolean)
Will save the pressures on the blades

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Inherited from AerodynamicsBlade: compute_forces_and_power, get_yaw_model_coeff, set_cone_angle, set_correction_radius, set_offset_angle, set_pitch_angle, set_radius, set_skew_section, set_wing_angle

Inherited from AerodynamicsBlade (private): _add_reference_frames

Inherited from common.ObjectWithNodesAndElems: add_element, add_node, add_on_simulation, collect_elt_parameters, collect_node_parameters, set_elt_parameters, set_node_class, set_node_parameters

Inherited from common.BasicObject: set_name

Inherited from mbdyn.record.Record: common_init_results, 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, set_own_para

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

Method Details

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init(self, idx=0)
(Constructor)

source code

Overrides: AerodynamicsBlade.__init__

collect_parameters(self)

source code

Collect the parameters into a dictionary, for saving the blade results in a file

Overrides: common.ObjectWithNodesAndElems.collect_parameters

init_results(self)

source code

Initialize the results objects for the parameters that will be saved.

Overrides: mbdyn.record.Record.init_results

save(self)

source code

Save the blade status

Overrides: mbdyn.record.Record.save

set_parameters(self, para)

source code

Set the results from para on the blade. This method will also create the sections and bem nodes.

Overrides: common.ObjectWithNodesAndElems.set_parameters

Class Blade

__init__(self, idx=0) (Constructor)

collect_parameters(self)

init_results(self)

save(self)

set_parameters(self, para)

init(self, idx=0)
(Constructor)