Load Environment
Comprehensive models of complex wind fields, definition models of hydrodynamic forces and an optional seismic module for earthquakes simulations.
Wind Field Model
Bladed includes comprehensive models of the complex wind fields which can excite the turbine.
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- 3-dimensional, 3-component models of atmospheric turbulence
- Various turbulence spectra and coherence models
- Transients in wind speed, direction, and shear as specified in the design standards
- Wind shear (exponential or logarithmic models)
- Upflow
- Tower shadow, upwind and downwind
- Eddy viscosity model of upwind turbine wake
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Waves & Currents
For offshore turbines, a range of wave and current models is available to define the hydrodynamic forces acting on the tower.
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JONSWAP, Pierson-Moskowitz or user-defined wave spectra
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Near-surface, sub-surface and near-shore current
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Regular and random wave histories
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Non-linear wave theory for extreme wave modelling
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Earthquakes
A Seismic module is available as an option.
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Starting from standard earthquake definitions, time histories of ground surface acceleration are generated, which can be applied to the turbine during a simulation.
Please click here to read more about the Seismic module.
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Automated set-up
The Advanced Processing module provides a quick way to automate the setting up of large numbers of load cases.
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Please
click here to read more about the Advanced Processing module.
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