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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	6534	February 2, 2022
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Linearization OpenFAST Region 2 Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	20	1455	January 10, 2026
Tower strike while using the latest OpenFAST version in IEA 15MW model Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	9	41	January 8, 2026
Superimpose DELs weighted on different lifetime Structural Analysis	11	4140	January 7, 2026
Issues related to the Blade Element Momentum (BEM) theory Rotor Aerodynamics	8	186	January 7, 2026
IEA 15MW Thrust mismatch between libdiscon.dll and Discon.dll Rotor Aerodynamics	5	218	January 6, 2026
BeamDyn questions Structural Analysis	1	13	January 5, 2026
MLife Fatigue DEL Calculation Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	58	28553	January 5, 2026
FAST & HydroDyn questions Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	11	6126	January 4, 2026
NREL 5MW controls (DLL interface) Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	29	30737	January 3, 2026
OpenFAST aborts after long simulation – Mach number exceeds 1 for a specific seed Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	1	12	January 2, 2026
Query on Dominant Physical Frequencies for Preserving Platform–Mooring Dynamics Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	2	21	January 2, 2026
IEA 15MW TE Reiniforcement Airfoils	4	68	December 31, 2025
Calculate Fatigue Damage from 6 DEL Outputs in NREL 5MW Simulation at 10m/s Wind Speed? Structural Analysis	1	26	December 26, 2025
Large Pitch/Roll in Multi-Body Model Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	5	51	December 23, 2025
Creating u, v, and w files using TurbSim Inflow Turbulence	9	126	December 22, 2025
TwrBsMxt and TwrBsFxt for FAST 7 and FAST 8 not equal Structural Analysis	4	2745	December 17, 2025
Extending the dimensions of matrices related to equation of motion Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	110	5334	December 17, 2025
Regarding the Issue of Modifying Drag Coefficients Based on Depth in HydroDyn Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	3	42	December 16, 2025
OpenFAST S-Function: DT_Out Downsampling Affects Signal Exchange Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	1	21	December 12, 2025
Using TurbSim for large wind farms Wind Farm Modeling	31	1668	December 12, 2025
Compare Bladed case with OpenFAST Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	9	103	December 11, 2025
BModes for offshore monopile Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	4	37	December 9, 2025
MIT/NREL TLP Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	10	9302	December 8, 2025
Prediction of platform motion from fairlead tension Structural Analysis	3	35	November 30, 2025
IECWind Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools	55	15314	November 27, 2025
Generating OpenFAST inflow from Open FOAM Inflow Turbulence	11	176	November 28, 2025
Error in running TurbSim Wind Farm Modeling	33	13059	November 26, 2025
Rosco v2.10.2 dll Controls	2	56	November 25, 2025

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