Welcome to BladeAD

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BladeAD is a package for low-fidelity rotor-aerodynamic analysis and design developed in the Large-Scale Design Optimization (LSDO) Lab at UC San Diego. It implements three rotor-aerodynamic models:

  1. Blade element momentum (BEM) theory

  2. Pitt–Peters dynamic inflow model

  3. Peters–He dynamic inflow model

For the dynamic inflow models, the current version only considers steady operating conditions. BladeAD is implemented using a newly developed algebraic modeling language called the Computational System Design Language (CSDL). The critical feature of CSDL is that it automates sensitivity analysis using a graph-based modeling approach. This allows the user to make use fo the state-of-the art gradient-based optimization algorithms to optimize rotor designs.

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Cite us

@article{ruh2023fast,
  title={Fast and robust computation of optimal rotor designs using blade element momentum theory},
  author={Ruh, Marius L and Hwang, John T},
  journal={AIAA Journal},
  volume={61},
  number={9},
  pages={4096--4111},
  year={2023},
  publisher={American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics}
}