4.13. InflowWind Users Guide and Theory Manual

This document offers a quick reference guide for the InflowWind software. 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.

The information here is incomplete. Please see the original InflowWind Manual until it has been converted to OpenFAST’s documentation style.

• 4.13.1. InflowWind Driver
  • 4.13.1.1. Specifying the InflowWind Input File
  • 4.13.1.2. Wind-file output formats
  • 4.13.1.3. Converting uniform wind to full-field wind format
  • 4.13.1.4. Converting from a full-field wind format to uniform wind format
  • 4.13.1.5. accel flag
  • 4.13.1.6. BoxExceedAllow flag
• 4.13.2. InflowWind Input Files
  • 4.13.2.1. Native Bladed wind file support in InflowWind
• 4.13.3. Angles Specified in InflowWind
• 4.13.4. Superposition of Wave and Current Inflow
• 4.13.5. User-Defined Wind Fields
  • 4.13.5.1. Overview
  • 4.13.5.2. Implementation Steps
  • 4.13.5.3. Coordinate Systems
  • 4.13.5.4. Example Implementation
  • 4.13.5.5. Common Use Cases
  • 4.13.5.6. Limitations and Considerations
  • 4.13.5.7. Best Practices
  • 4.13.5.8. File Locations
  • 4.13.5.9. Additional Resources
• 4.13.6. Appendix
  • 4.13.6.1. InflowWind Input Files
  • 4.13.6.2. InflowWind List of Output Channels