.. _Acronyms:

List of Symbols
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| BEM                         | blade-element momentum                |
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| CFD                         | computational fluid dynamics          |
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| DOE                         | U.S. Department of Energy             |
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| :math:`F_v`                 | core radius factor                    |
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| :math:`t`                   | time                                  |
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| FVW                         | free vortex wake                      |
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| :math:`N`                   | number of rotor revolutions before    |
|                             | wake cutoff condition                 |
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| :math:`\vec{r}`             | vector between point of interest and  |
|                             | vortex segment                        |
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| :math:`\vec{r}(\psi,\zeta)` | position vector of Lagrangian markers |
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| :math:`r_c`                 | core radius                           |
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| :math:`r_{c0}`              | initial core radius                   |
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| OLAF                        | cOnvecting LAgrangian Filaments       |
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| :math:`\alpha`              | numerical constant :math:`=1.25643`   |
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| :math:`\Gamma`              | circulation strength                  |
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| :math:`\delta`              | measure of viscous diffusion          |
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| :math:`\epsilon`            | measure of strain                     |
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| :math:`\Delta \psi`         | step size for blade rotation          |
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| :math:`\Omega`              | rotational speed of wind turbine      |
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| :math:`\zeta`               | vortex wake age                       |
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| :math:`\zeta_0`             | vortex wake age offset                |
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| :math:`\nu`                 | kinematic viscosity                   |
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| :math:`\psi`                | azimuth blade position                |
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