AeroDyn v15, output at more than nine blade stations

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Dear OpenFAST developers,

in AeroDyn v14 it was possible to print per node quantities, such as angle of attack, CL, and CD, at each blade node using PRINT for each RNode position. In AeroDyn v15, the documentation suggests these outputs are limited to nine spanwise locations. If more than nine locations are needed, what is the recommended solution?

Best regards

Y. Thiziri

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Dear @Yoor.Thiziri,

In OpenFAST, if you wish to output aerodynamic quantities at more than 9 blade aerodynamic nodes, you can use AeroDyn’s nodal output functionality to output aerodynamic quantities at any or all of the aerodynamic blade analysis nodes. See the AeroDyn nodal output documentation here: 4.2.3. Input Files — OpenFAST v4.1.2 documentation.

Best regards,

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