OpenFAST

OpenFAST

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
VABS

VABS

AnalySwift
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About

OpenFAST is an open source wind turbine simulation tool developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). It builds upon the FAST v8 code, integrating aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, control systems, and structural dynamics to enable comprehensive, coupled nonlinear aero-hydro-servo-elastic time-domain simulations of wind turbines. OpenFAST supports various configurations, including land-based, fixed-bottom offshore, and floating offshore turbines. The platform aims to foster an open source developer community across research laboratories, industry, and academia, providing a robust software engineering framework with well-documented source code, automated testing, and a multi-platform build system. Key organizational changes from FAST v8.16 to OpenFAST include the establishment of a new GitHub repository consolidating glue codes, modules, and compiling tools; updated version numbering; and the introduction of unit testing at the subroutine level.

About

VABS is a popular general-purpose cross-sectional analysis tool for quickly and easily computing beam properties and recovering 3D fields of composite beams, including helicopter and wind turbine blades. It is the only tool capable of rigorously decoupling an original 3D slender solid with complex microstructure into a simple engineering beam model. AnalySwift’s roots are in the aerospace industry, where its tools have been used for composite beams (helicopter rotor blades, propellers, high aspect ratio wings, wing section design), plates/shells, and 3D structures. Used for several years in the wind turbine industry, VABS delivers rapid, rigorous results when modeling wind turbine blades. SwiftComp provides additional solutions for plates/shells, and 3D structures manufactured from composites. As the automobile industry adopts a higher use of composites, opportunities increase to leverage SwiftComp and VABS to model a wide variety of structures, including beams, plates, shells, etc.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Wind energy researchers, engineers, and developers requiring a tool for simulating the dynamic response of various wind turbine configurations

Audience

Companies searching for a solution for computing beam properties and recovering 3D fields of composite beams

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
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Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
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API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

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Free Version
Free Trial

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Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
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Company Information

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
United States
www2.nrel.gov/wind/nwtc/openfast

Company Information

AnalySwift
Founded: 2011
United States
analyswift.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

SwiftComp

SwiftComp

AnalySwift
PowerPad

PowerPad

MasterSeries
FRILO

FRILO

ALLPLAN

Categories

Categories

Simulation Features

1D Simulation
3D Modeling
3D Simulation
Agent-Based Modeling
Continuous Modeling
Design Analysis
Direct Manipulation
Discrete Event Modeling
Dynamic Modeling
Graphical Modeling
Industry Specific Database
Monte Carlo Simulation
Motion Modeling
Presentation Tools
Stochastic Modeling
Turbulence Modeling

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Integrations

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