NREL 5-MW reference turbine - CP, CQ, CT Coefficients

Dear Rocio,

The standalone AeroDyn driver input file can be set up to run multiple cases for different wind speeds (WndSpeed), rotor speeds (RotSpd), and pitch angles (Pitch) via the “Combined-Case Analysis” options. You can include the rotor aerodynamic power and torque in the AeroDyn output file by including “RtAeroCp” and “RtAeroCt” in the output list (OutList) in the AeroDyn primary input file. Simply run multiple cases and take the time- (or, preferably, azimuth-) averaged torque to find the RtAeroCp and RtAeroCt as a function of WndSpeed, RotSpd, and Pitch (or RtTSR).

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