Dear Jason,
your answer is very clear and useful, thanks.
As I told you previously, I’m investigating the capabilities of bend-twist coupled blades. I have seen that
people inside NREL are doing the same by using Fast. So, how is it possible? Are they modifing the code?
If you can not provide me this information, don’t worry.
Below I explain why I’m asking you all these questions:
I developed a code for the static aeroelastic analysis of WT blades, by coupling a BEM code and a structural code
based on composite beams FEs. So, the structural code is able to capture the elastic coupling; but from this point the
effort necessary for the implementation of a dynamic aeroelastic analysis code would be really high. Therefore, I’m trying to see if I
can use an open source code, because my work is focused on the concept investigation rather than on the tool development.
Would you, inside NREL, be interested in the development of Fast in order to make possible the use of (coupled) beam finite elements?
Regards
Marco