Aerodynamics
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2.2.1 Wind
2.2.1.1 Wind profile power law
2.2.1.2 Weibull distribution
2.2.1.3 Turbulence
2.2.1.4 IEC extreme events
2.2.1.5 Stepwise Wind
2.2.1.6 Linear wind
2.2.2 Aerodynamic loads
2.2.2.1 BEM algorithm
2.2.2.1.1 Steady BEM
2.2.2.1.2 Unsteady BEM
2.2.2.1.3 Glauert correction
2.2.2.2 Aerodynamic Loads on Support section elements - Aero drag loads
2.2.2.3 Aerodynamic Loads on Nacelle and Hub
2.2.2.4 Viterna extrapolation
2.2.2.5 Tower shadow models
2.2.2.5.1 Potential flow tower shadow model
2.2.2.5.2 Powles tower shadow model
2.2.2.6 Interpolation of aerodynamic coefficients