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pyNuMAD
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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) <https://github.com/sandialabs/pyNuMAD>`_ for the design
and modeling of wind turbine blades is developed and described. 

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Citing NuMAD
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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



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pyNuMAD Developers
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pyNuMAD has been developed by `Sandia National Laboratories 
(Sandia) <https://energy.sandia.gov/programs/renewable-energy/wind-power/>`_, 
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
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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.

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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`