FAST User's Guide - Updated August 2005
The FAST (Fatigue, Aerodynamics, Structures, and Turbulence) Code is a comprehensive aeroelastic simulator capable of predicting both the extreme and fatigue loads of two- and three-bladed horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs). This document covers the features of FAST and outlines its operating procedures.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99-GO10337
- OSTI ID:
- 15020796
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP-500-38230
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: For latest updates go to http://wind.nrel.gov/designcodes/simulators/fast/FAST.pdf
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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