diff --git a/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/InputFiles.rst b/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/InputFiles.rst index 163032ff52..16de76bff6 100644 --- a/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/InputFiles.rst +++ b/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/InputFiles.rst @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.. _Input-files: +.. _OLAF-Input-Files: Input Files =========== diff --git a/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/Introduction.rst b/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/Introduction.rst index d1d0516277..00fc2b1014 100644 --- a/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/Introduction.rst +++ b/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/Introduction.rst @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ viscous diffusion may be accounted for by dynamically changing the regularization parameter. Wake visualization output options are also available. This document is organized as follows. :numref:`Running-OLAF` covers -downloading, compiling, and running OLAF. :numref:`Input-Files` describes the +downloading, compiling, and running OLAF. :numref:`OLAF-Input-Files` describes the OLAF input file and modifications to the *AeroDyn15* input file. :numref:`Output-Files` details the OLAF output file. :numref:`OLAF-Theory` provides an overview of the OLAF theory, including the free vortex wake method diff --git a/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/index.rst b/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/index.rst index d8b0fccc1f..e706234e7e 100644 --- a/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/index.rst +++ b/docs/source/user/aerodyn-olaf/index.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. _OLAF: + OLAF User's Guide and Theory Manual (Free Vortex Wake in AeroDyn15) =================================================================== diff --git a/docs/source/user/aerodyn/examples/ad_primary_example.inp b/docs/source/user/aerodyn/examples/ad_primary_example.inp index d3ca180f54..540b81ea10 100644 --- a/docs/source/user/aerodyn/examples/ad_primary_example.inp +++ b/docs/source/user/aerodyn/examples/ad_primary_example.inp @@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ True TIDrag - Include the drag term in the tangential-induc ====== Dynamic Blade-Element/Momentum Theory Options ============================================== [used only when WakeMod=2] 2 DBEMT_Mod - Type of dynamic BEMT (DBEMT) model {1=constant tau1, 2=time-dependent tau1} (-) [used only when WakeMod=2] 4 tau1_const - Time constant for DBEMT (s) [used only when WakeMod=2 and DBEMT_Mod=1] +====== OLAF -- cOnvecting LAgrangian Filaments (Free Vortex Wake) Theory Options ================== [used only when WakeMod=3] +"unused" OLAFInputFileName - Input file for OLAF [used only when WakeMod=3] ====== Beddoes-Leishman Unsteady Airfoil Aerodynamics Options ===================================== [used only when AFAeroMod=2] 1 UAMod - Unsteady Aero Model Switch (switch) {1=Baseline model (Original), 2=Gonzalez's variant (changes in Cn,Cc,Cm), 3=Minnema/Pierce variant (changes in Cc and Cm)} [used only when AFAeroMod=2] FALSE FLookup - Flag to indicate whether a lookup for f' will be calculated (TRUE) or whether best-fit exponential equations will be used (FALSE); if FALSE S1-S4 must be provided in airfoil input files (flag) [used only when AFAeroMod=2] diff --git a/docs/source/user/aerodyn/input.rst b/docs/source/user/aerodyn/input.rst index 842077c386..e25781f3fc 100644 --- a/docs/source/user/aerodyn/input.rst +++ b/docs/source/user/aerodyn/input.rst @@ -155,8 +155,10 @@ program). Set ``WakeMod`` to 0 if you want to disable rotor wake/induction effects or 1 to include these effects using the (quasi-steady) BEM theory model. When ``WakeMod`` is set to 2, a dynamic BEM theory model (DBEMT) is used (also -referred to as dynamic inflow or dynamic wake model). ``WakeMod`` cannot be set -to 2 during linearization analyses. +referred to as dynamic inflow or dynamic wake model). When ``WakeMod`` is set +to 3, the free vortex wake model is used, also referred to as OLAF (see +:numref:`OLAF`). ``WakeMod`` cannot be set to 2 or 3 during linearization +analyses. Set ``AFAeroMod`` to 1 to include steady blade airfoil aerodynamics or 2 to enable UA; ``AFAeroMod`` must be 1 during linearization analyses @@ -259,6 +261,16 @@ to use a model where tau1 varies with time. If ``DBEMT_Mod=1`` (constant-tau1 model), set ``tau1_const`` to the time constant to use for DBEMT. +OLAF -- cOnvecting LAgrangian Filaments (Free Vortex Wake) Theory Options +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The input parameters in this section are used only when ``WakeMod = 3``. + +The settings for the free vortex wake model are set in the OLAF input file +described in :numref:`OLAF-Input-Files`. ``OLAFInputFileName`` is the filename +for this input file. + + Unsteady Airfoil Aerodynamics Options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~