pyNuMAD#
The structural design and optimization of wind turbine blades is a complex task. In many cases it is difficult to find the optimal design of a turbine blade by hand, or by trial and error, and the software tools used for such designs are most effective when integrated into automated optimization and analysis algorithms. A new version of the software tool pyNuMAD (Python Numerical Manufacturing And Design) for the design and modeling of wind turbine blades is developed and described.
Citing NuMAD#
To cite pyNuMAD, please utilize the reference below.
[1] Camarena, E., Anderson, E., Bonney, K. L., Clarke, R. J., & Paquette, J. (2023). pyNuMAD 1.0.0. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10023189
pyNuMAD Developers#
pyNuMAD has been developed by Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia), funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Technologies Office.
Current members of the development team include:
Joshua Paquette (“Josh”) (Sandia - PI)
Evan Anderson (Sandia)
Ernesto Camarena (Sandia)
Kirk Bonney (Sandia)
Ryan James Clarke (Sandia)
Funding#
Development and maintenance of the NuMAD code is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office. Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-mission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA0003525.