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QBlade's advantages in calculating aeroelasticity
Dear all,
I would like to ask you all about whether QBlade software has an advantage over OpenFAST in calculating aeroelastic problems? I have checked that the QBlade method for calculating aeroelasticity is the lift line free vortex wake method, which is more accurate compared to the BEM method, and I am not quite sure if the chrono module is more accurate than the BeamDyn module in OpenFAST in terms of structure. I hope you will give me an assessment of which software is more suitable for aeroelasticity. Thank you all!
Best regards,
Hi Calcin,
check out our publications, there is a lot of verification done against OpenFAST. Regarding Chrono vs BeamDyn we havend compared those, but just Chrono against the modal code ElastoDyn.
The LLFVW method resolves the aerodynamic rotor loads with a higher accuracy in certain operating conditions, which we also showed in one of our publications.
I am of course biased when asked which code I would prefer, but in the end QBlade and OpenFAST are both fully capable for aeroelastic analysis.
BR,
David
Hi David,
Thank you for your answer, I will go into details from the information you provided. I have to say that QBlade is a very good software! Thank you for your help and have a nice life.
Best regards,
