4.2. AeroDyn Users Guide and Theory Manual
This document offers a quick reference guide for the AeroDyn software program. It is intended to be used by the general user in combination with other OpenFAST manuals. The manual will be updated as new releases are issued and as needed to provide further information on advancements or modifications to the software. For reference, additional materials such as presentation slides, development plans, and publications can be downladed from the list below.
Development and Validation of a New Blade Element Momentum Skewed-Wake Model within AeroDyn
Added-Mass Effects on a Horizontal-Axis Tidal Turbine Using FAST v8
Predicting Cavitation on Marine and Hydrokinetic Turbine Blades with AeroDyn V15.04
Development Plan for the Aerodynamic Linearization of OpenFAST
Calculation of Buoyancy on a Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine in AeroDyn
The documentation here was derived from AeroDyn Manual for AeroDyn version 15.04 by J.Jonkman et al.