Wind & Water

General Topics of general, but wind-related interest. ORBIT and Cost Modeling What is this forum? This forum is for discussion related to the Offshore Renewables Balance of system and Installation Tool (ORBIT) and related cost modeling. ORBIT is freely available here: wisdem.github.io/ORBIT. Instrumentation Discuss measurement instrumentation development Rotor Aerodynamics Discuss the theory and modeling of rotor aerodynamics. AeroDyn Development This forum is dedicated to discussions of the redevelopment of AeroDyn. U.S. Standards AWEA Road-Mapping U.S. Standards to International Standards UAE Phase VI Data This forum is for discussion of the data from Phase VI of the Unsteady Aerodynamics Experiment Structural Analysis Discuss theory and modeling of wind-turbine structures. Gearbox Reliability Collaborative GRC Round Robin SWiFT Benchmarks This forum is for discussion of the SWiFT benchmarks under IEA Wind Task 31 WakeBench Airfoils Discuss acquisition, use, and manipulation of airfoil data. Systems Engineering Software Tools Provide feedback, request enhancements, and get help with wind energy systems engineering tools. Inflow Turbulence Discuss the effects of turbulence on wind turbines and its simulation. Wind Farm Modeling This forum discusses modeling of wind farms and wake interaction. Wave Energy Discuss wave-energy device design and modeling WIND Toolkit This forum is for discussion of the WIND Toolkit Materials Discuss material properties, analysis, and testing. FLORIS This forum is for discussion of FLORIS Testing Discuss field testing of turbines and structural testing of components. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions can be found here. NWTC Wind Data Discussion of meteorological data. Furling Discuss furling in small wind turbines. Controls This forum if for discussing controls. Questions about how to implement controls in FAST are more appropriate to the CAE Tools forum. Tidal Current Discuss tidal-current device design and modeling Computer-Aided Engineering Software Tools Provide feedback, request enhancements, and get help with wind-turbine computer-aided engineering tools. Forum Access Requests (READ THIS FIRST) Information on accessing our forums. News and Announcements Announcements of new or updated CAE and systems engineering software tools, upcoming and past modeling workshops, and other news.