[CaoimhinOC]

Hi guys, I am completely new to CFD.

I have acquired the ANSYS packages CFX, FLUENT, Mechanical, STRUCTURAL etc.

I am currently undertaking research into modelling the offshore wind resource and will be taking into account surface roughness, atm. stability etc.

It has come to my attention that there is also a package called Windmodeller also supplied by ANSYS.

I am just wondering does anybody know whether I will require this package with what I aim to do

Thanks in advance

[karthickeyan]

for modelling you required any profile generator. if u r having profile u can do it with fluent

[k_k]

Caoimhin,

It really depends on the complexity of the problem and the users experience with CFD. Windmodeller is a frontend to ANSYS CFX which is designed for new CFD users in wind farm simulation area. It can do quite a lot terrain data-mesh-solve-report with a easy GUI. The same stuff can be done with out windmodeller but might be not quite straight forward and needs experience.

[ocean.herb]

Hi, guys. Would you tell me how to get the windmodeller? thanks in advance

[vikramaditya91]

i have decent experience in calculating the lift and drag coefficients which are significant in selection of airfoils for VAWTs. first you plot the airfoil in the workbench, then draw a bigger box(its surroundings). using boolean operations remove the airfoil. and using fluent you can analyse it. i chose 2d because it was faster and easier