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Adding a simple nacelle drag model in AeroDyn

Open mayankchetan opened this issue 1 year ago • 0 comments

NOT ready to be merged

Feature or improvement description

Added a static drag model to account for drag on the nacelle.

Related issue, if one exists

#162

Impacted areas of the software

AeroDyn

Additional supporting information

  • AeroDyn input file updated to include, nacelle projected area, Cd along projected area, and the aerodynamic center where the nacelle drag force is applied.

Test results, if applicable

TODO

  • [ ] Update api_change.rst for API changes
  • [ ] Update test files to account for API changes
  • [ ] Add test for the nacelle drag model
  • [ ] Document implementation

attn: @ebranlard, @gdeskos

mayankchetan avatar Nov 22 '23 22:11 mayankchetan