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Add scaling WTG model tool with case files#85

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I add one python code using openfast_toolbox.

This is to regenerate turbine by scaling with minimum inputs (rotor diameter ratio, and tower height) based on the reference turbine.
This tool would be a practical way of initiating wind turbine model preparation to the applications of

  1. retrofit (old operating turbine, e.g. Vestas V90, Repower MM82) modelling
  2. early stage of concept design / FEED when WTG supplier is not fixed

Workflow:

  1. Copy the complete source case folder to a target folder.
  2. Read the .fst file from the target folder.
  3. Follow linked files via FASTInputDeck where possible.
  4. Modify selected variables.
  5. Write the modified files back in-place, preserving the copied folder structure.

Tested against the uploaded 5MW_Scaling case layout.

Two inputs :

  1. LAMBDA: target to baseline rotor diameter ratio
  2. TargetTowerHt: the target tower height in the scaled case. This is used to compute

Scaling rules:

  • Mass ~ LAMBDA^3
  • Mass per unit length ~ LAMBDA^2
  • Inertia ~ LAMBDA^5
  • Bending stiffness ~ LAMBDA^4
  • Axial stiffness ~ LAMBDA^2
  • Torsional stiffness ~ LAMBDA^4

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