Source code for foxes.models.axial_induction.madsen

from foxes.core import AxialInductionModel



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class MadsenAxialInduction(AxialInductionModel):
    """
    Computes the induction factor through polynomial
    fit, extending validity for high ct values

    Notes
    -----
    Reference:
    Helge Aagaard Madsen, Torben Juul Larsen, Georg Raimund Pirrung, Ang Li, and Frederik Zahle
    "Implementation of the blade element momentum model on a polar grid and its aeroelastic load impact"
    https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-1-2020

    Attributes
    ----------
    k1: float
        Model coefficient
    k2: float
        Model coefficient
    k3: float
        Model coefficient

    :group: models.axial_induction

    """


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    def __init__(self, k1=0.2460, k2=0.0586, k3=0.0883):
        """
        Constructor.

        Parameters
        ----------
        k1: float
            Model coefficient
        k2: float
            Model coefficient
        k3: float
            Model coefficient

        """
        super().__init__()
        self.k1 = k1
        self.k2 = k2
        self.k3 = k3



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    def ct2a(self, ct):
        """
        Computes induction from ct

        Parameters
        ----------
        ct: numpy.ndarray or float
            The ct values

        Returns
        -------
        ct: numpy.ndarray or float
            The induction values

        """
        return self.k1 * ct + self.k2 * ct**2 + self.k3 * ct**3