Weโre excited to introduce ๐ค๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ.๐ฌ.๐ด, containing several powerful improvements across ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐, ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐, ๐ต๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐. This update refines core physics, expands modeling capabilities, adds numerous features and improves simulation stability.
๐ก ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐?
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๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ โ Improved unsteady aero modeling, refined dynamic stall handling, and enhanced VAWT blade design.
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๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ โ Upgraded to Chrono 9.0.1, integrated Multi-Blade Coordinate Transformation (MBC) for modal analysis, introduced mooring line directional constraints, and expanded support for multi-rotor turbine designs.
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ โ Yaw correction for floating structures, refined Morison strip theory calculations, and improved potential flow modeling.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ โ Integrated ROSCO 2.9.0, added compatibility with the Extended Bladed Interface, enabled cross-turbine controller communication, and expanded SIL interface capabilities.
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๐ ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐ โ Advanced graph filtering, integrated statistics, histograms & damage equivalent load (DEL) evaluations, automated screenshot & video generation, and improved stability & performance. Full integration with WISE/WISDEM for time domain based optimizations.
๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ด ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: https://qblade.org/assets/ChangeLogQB.txt
๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ.๐ฌ.๐ด, available for both academia and industry, and let us know what you think! https://qblade.org/downloads/
๐ฉ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ค๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐? Get in touch!