4.1. General

• 4.1.1. FAST v8 and the transition to OpenFAST
• 4.1.2. API changes between versions
• 4.1.3. Input file formats

Workshop material, legacy documentation, and other resources are listed below.

• Overview of OpenFAST at NAWEA WindTech 2023

• Overview of OpenFAST at NAWEA WindTech 2022

• Practical Guide to OpenFAST at NAWEA WindTech 2022

• Overview of OpenFAST at NAWEA WindTech 2019

• Workshop Presentations

• Old FAST v6 User's Guide

• FAST v8 README

• Implementation of Substructure Flexibility and Member-Level Load Capabilities for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines in OpenFAST

• FAST modularization framework for wind turbine simulation: full-system linearization

• Full-System Linearization for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines in OpenFAST

• FAST with Labview

• OutListParameters.xlsx - Contains the full list of outputs for each module.

4.1.4. Modularization Framework

Information specific to the modularization framework of OpenFAST is provided here. These are a collection of publications, presentations, and past studies on the subject.

• The New Modularization Framework for the FAST Wind Turbine CAE Tool

• Example Module Implementation Plans

• Module and Mesh-Mapping Linearization Implementation Plan

• Interpolation of DCMs - A summary of the mathematics used in the interpolation of DCM (direction cosine matrices) using logarithmic mapping and matrix exponentials.

• Set-point Linearization Development Plan

• OpenFAST Tight-Coupling Solver

4.1.5. Glue Code and Mesh Mapping

For current documentation on the glue code structure, module variable API, solver, and linearization see Glue Code.

• FAST Modular Wind Turbine CAE Tool: Nonmatching Spatial and Temporal Meshes

• FAST Modular Framework for Wind Turbine Simulation: New Algorithms and Numerical Examples

• Predictor-Corrector Approach