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⚡ Introducing QBlade 2.0.7: Faster, More Advanced, and More Reliable! ⚡ We’re excited to introduce QBlade 2.0.7! This major upgrade enhances simulation accuracy and computational efficiency, supporting detailed analyses for both onshore and offshore wind energy projects. Core Improvements Performance Boost: QBlade CE 2.0.7 is more than 2.5x faster than its predecessor, ensuring efficient simulations […]

🛠️ We’ve successfully integrated a Dynamic Wake Meandering (DWM) model into QBlade. This lightning fast DWM model will be included in the next release 2.0.7 of QBlade, among other new features. ⚡ 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗤𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲The DWM model allows for the rapid time-domain simulation of wake effects in both onshore and offshore

Dear QBlade Community, it’s been some time since we last connected; we’ve been deep in development, and a big software update is just around the corner with many exciting new features! Before we share more info on this, let’s take a moment to reflect on our shared achievements! We’re proud to announce that QBlade has

Our colleague, Robert Behrens de Luna, has submitted the next exhaustive verification and validation study for QBlade to the Wind Energy Science Journal (WES): “Verifying QBlade-Ocean: A Hydrodynamic Extension to the Wind Turbine Simulation Tool QBlade” This milestone builds upon our contributions to the FLOATECH H2020 Offshore Wind Project and revolves around a meticulous step-by-step

QBlade 2.0.6.4 is released! 🚀🚀🚀 New Feature: Craig-Bampton Superelement Reduction Technique One of the new additions is the implementation of the Craig-Bampton superelement reduction technique. This feature empowers you to model even the most intricate foundation structures efficiently and accurately. What’s more, the superelement technique facilitates a seamless sequential load analysis workflow, fostering collaboration between

We are attending the HUSUM WIND exhibition, taking place from September 12th to 15th, 2023 ! This event brings together experts and leaders from the german and international wind industry sector to discuss the latest technologies, innovations, and challenges facing the sector. If you are attending the HUSUM WIND exhibition, we would love to connect

The IAG dynamic stall model accurately predicts more pronounced deep stall hysteresis loops when compared with Beddoes-Leishman based models. In his recent publication on the model development, Galih Bangga shows that this is in better agreement with experimental data: 📖 Bangga, G.; Parkinson, S.; Collier, W. Development and Validation of the IAG Dynamic Stall Model

Join us for two exciting talks on QBlade, highlighting our work in the FLOATECH H2020 Offshore Wind Project Session 8.4b: Aero-Hydro-Servo-Elastic Coupled Dynamics Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Time: 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM Talk 1: Robert Behrens de Luna : “Verification and Validation of QBlade-Ocean, a multi-body hydro-elastic expansion of the wind turbine simulation

The QBlade team will be attending the FOWT2023 conference in Nantes, France on May 10-12th! This event brings together experts and leaders in the offshore wind industry to discuss the latest technologies, innovations, and challenges facing the sector. If you are attending the FOWT2023 conference, we would love to connect with you! We welcome the

The FLOATECH project has just released deliverable D2.4 the latest validation report comparing the capabilities of QBlade with state-of-the-art codes OpenFAST and DeepLines Wind™ in predicting the behavior of three different Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) in realistic Design Load Case (DLC) scenarios. This extensive report provides valuable insights into the accuracy of numerical models