FAST & HydroDyn - NREL
FAST & HydroDyn - NREL
FAST & HydroDyn - NREL
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<strong>FAST</strong> Overview<br />
History<br />
<strong>FAST</strong>2, <strong>FAST</strong>3 (pre-1996)<br />
• Developer: B. Wilson, OSU<br />
• Different code for 2- & 3-blades<br />
• Built-in aerodynamics<br />
<strong>FAST</strong>_AD2, <strong>FAST</strong>_AD3 (1996)<br />
• Developer: A. Wright, <strong>NREL</strong><br />
• Different code for 2- & 3-blades<br />
• AeroDyn aerodynamics<br />
<strong>FAST</strong> v4 – v6 (2002-present)<br />
• Developer: J. Jonkman, <strong>NREL</strong><br />
• Single code for 2- & 3-blades<br />
• Rederived & implemented EoM<br />
• New DOFs (furling, platform)<br />
• AeroDyn aerodynamics<br />
• <strong>HydroDyn</strong> hydrodynamics<br />
• Linearization<br />
• <strong>FAST</strong>-to-ADAMS preprocessor<br />
<strong>FAST</strong>_AD v1 – v3 (1997-2002)<br />
• Developers: N. Weaver, M. Buhl,<br />
et al., <strong>NREL</strong><br />
• Single code for 2- & 3-blades<br />
• AeroDyn aerodynamics<br />
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