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Welcome to Discourse-Based Wind & Water Forum News and Announcements Welcome to the NREL’s Discourse-Based Wind & Water Forum! This forum is used to support the software and data provided by NREL’s wind and water programs. This forum replaces the old php-based NWTC forum previously host…	9	6549	February 2, 2022
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Blade twist definition in AeroDyn/OpenFAST	0	2	January 29, 2026
Linearization OpenFAST Region 2 Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	33	1554	January 29, 2026
Wind-wave misalignment in OpenFAST Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	22	4353	January 28, 2026
The Rayleigh damping coefficient of the tower structure of the wind turbine Structural Analysis	6	246	January 27, 2026
Wind Speed Estimator (ROSCO) Controls	7	38	January 27, 2026
HydroDyn with OpenFAST (v3.1.0) - Wave Seeds, Member Discretization & Hydrodynamic Coefficient Models Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	9	173	January 27, 2026
Stability analysis for the semisubmersible supporting 22 mw iea owt Structural Analysis	1	16	January 27, 2026
Comparing model results from OpenFAST v3.5.3 and v4.1.2 Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	3	25	January 23, 2026
Dynamic external loading on the turbine Rotor Aerodynamics	1	15	January 23, 2026
Standalone AeroDyn Inputs/Outputs Rotor Aerodynamics	7	27	January 22, 2026
Tower strike while using the latest OpenFAST version in IEA 15MW model Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	15	91	January 20, 2026
No EXE file appears when building Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	2	31	January 20, 2026
FAST.Farm Output Wind Farm Modeling	17	127	January 16, 2026
Blade and rotor mass in moment and loads calculations Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	1	15	January 15, 2026
Linearization at a standstill Structural Analysis	3	17	January 15, 2026
Aerodynamic center offset effects on blade torsion Structural Analysis	10	1323	January 13, 2026
Modeling Flexibility of Large Floating Platforms with SubDyn Structural Analysis	1	17	January 13, 2026
Unsteady and Dynamic Co-simulation with Simulink for Turbine with Passive Blade-Pitch Controls	1	18	January 13, 2026
Superimpose DELs weighted on different lifetime Structural Analysis	11	4144	January 7, 2026
Issues related to the Blade Element Momentum (BEM) theory Rotor Aerodynamics	8	196	January 7, 2026
IEA 15MW Thrust mismatch between libdiscon.dll and Discon.dll Rotor Aerodynamics	5	229	January 6, 2026
BeamDyn questions Structural Analysis	1	19	January 5, 2026
MLife Fatigue DEL Calculation Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	58	28608	January 5, 2026
FAST & HydroDyn questions Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	11	6133	January 4, 2026
NREL 5MW controls (DLL interface) Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	29	30763	January 3, 2026
OpenFAST aborts after long simulation – Mach number exceeds 1 for a specific seed Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	1	16	January 2, 2026
Query on Dominant Physical Frequencies for Preserving Platform–Mooring Dynamics Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	2	25	January 2, 2026
IEA 15MW TE Reiniforcement Airfoils	4	74	December 31, 2025

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