Part 1: Running NREL's OpenFAST Precompiled Binaries | Wind Turbine Design Technology

[@ifebunandujoshuaumeh5881]

Great work sir!

[@ikjaelee4424]

Awesome!! Thank you so much!!

[@timg2547]

Thank you for this

[@sreenuaits9420]

After downloading all open fast VS codes, how do I get results like graphics representing available data? Please help me, sir, this is research objective ....

[@catchmentofresources]

@@sreenuaits9420 there's a video online which does visualisation of wind data in OpenFAST. Here's the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWSsonanZbqhh6csi=r8i6Lsif_ndDroDs

[@jaypredator9346]

Here it is important to mention that the DISCON libraries have to be compiled with cmake before using the ServoDyn-module

[@catchmentofresources]

This Part 1 focused on the already built files available from github, which already had the DISCON libraries. In part 2 and 3 there is discussion on building OpenFAST from the source code, where DISCON is also built in Visual Studio and can also be done in CMAKE.

[@ibrahimghazali]

Thank you

[@sreenuaits9420]

Thank you very much, sir.but i am facing diffculty in how to interface FAST code wind turbine date with matlab...any examples data send me sir...

[@catchmentofresources]

@@sreenuaits9420thank you for your comment. I'll check for info on Matlab integration with OpenFAST and get back to you.

[@catchmentofresources]

@@sreenuaits9420 here's the link to Matlab codes for OpenFAST. github.com/OpenFAST/matlab-toolbox I don't use Matlab, and I also think not much help videos are avaliable online of what a practical use of Matlab code looks like. But you could reach out to the OpenFAST community directly at their website. forums.nrel.gov/

[@lordpus1]

I want to use this for my project to model an airborne wind turbine to be located in 7 regions in the UK. I have the average wind speed data of the region but don't know how to use open fast to simulate a drag-lift system or flygen system of same rating as the turbines in these existing locations

[@catchmentofresources]

Sorry I'm just seeing this message now. Don't know what happened. A CFD application should be able to simulate it for you. Wind speed data can be input to OpenFAST but it isn't straightforward.

[@riadelhamoud8224]

Thank you so much ! Could you make a video showing how to compute RAOs please ?

[@catchmentofresources]

Hi @riadelhamoud8224, can you give a screen grab of where RAO is required in OpenFAST?

[@riadelhamoud8224]

Hi@@catchmentofresources RAOs are not required in OpenFAST. They are computed for a given floater type e.g., RAO in surge, RAO in sway,... RAO surge gives the surge when the floater is subjected to any wave. It's like the transfer function

[@catchmentofresources]

@@riadelhamoud8224 noted. I may do a video on Response Amplitude Operator, RAO, but since it isn't in OpenFAST, it may not be usable to a large number of people.

[@GhadgePrajakta]

In my laptop, when I'm doing same process in command prompt, it is showing that this app can't run on your PC ..what should I do? Is there any special system requirement?

[@catchmentofresources]

Can you send a screenshot? Also, what's the computer details

[@GhadgePrajakta]

​@@catchmentofresources Sure Sir. I've mailed you screenshot

[@catchmentofresources]

@@GhadgePrajakta Thank you. You can see my response in your mail now. It should work fine on your system.

[@anhtuannguyen9728]

@@catchmentofresources i have the same problem, could you instruct me how to solve the problem?

[@anhtuannguyen9728]

@@GhadgePrajakta hi, i have same problem, could you please share me the solution? thanks