Bladed Knowledge Centre Help library Demo models
Several demo models/projects are included as part of the Bladed installation (note that not all models are available in older Bladed versions).
The demo models can be found in the following locations:
- Bladed 4.13 and later: the DemoModels subfolder within the Bladed application folder
- Bladed 4.12 and earlier: the Bladed application folder
A brief description of each demo model is provided below:
| Model | Description | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Demo_a | A basic 2MW generic offshore monopile model using the “Tubular axisymmetric” type tower (note that an “Offshore Support Structure” module license is not required). | All |
| 5MW Tripod | A generic offshore 5MW turbine on a tripod base (effectively a simple jacket-type substructure). | All |
| IEA_15MW | A 15MW reference turbine based on the generic model created by NREL and DTU. Mounted on an offshore monopile substructure. Also included is a suitably tuned controller for this turbine. | 4.13 and later |
| Floating_IEA_15MW_VolturnUS-S | A floating model using the 15MW reference turbine based on the generic model created by NREL and DTU. Mounted on the VolturnUS floating support structure. The floater is held in place by a 3-point catenary mooring system. Uses the “Advanced Hydrodynamics” module and comes with pre-calculated flow solver data for hydrodynamic analysis. | 4.15 and later |
| Floating_IEA_15MW_VolturnUS-S_MoorDyn | Same as the Floating_IEA_15MW_VolturnUS-S demo model, with an example coupling with MoorDyn also provided (via an external loads DLL) to include dynamic mooring lines, to replace the Bladed mooring line model in time domain simulation. | 4.15 and later |
| FloatingDemo_SemiSubOC4 | A generic turbine in the 5MW range mounted on a floating substructure, based on the NREL OC4-DeepCWind semi-submersible concept. The floater is held in place by a 3-point catenary mooring system. Uses the “Advanced Hydrodynamics” module and comes with pre-calculated flow solver data for hydrodynamic analysis. | 4.13 and later |
| IEA_22MW | A 22MW reference wind turbine, designed as part of IEA Wind TCP Tasks 37 and 55, to represent future turbines to be deployed in the 2030s. The turbine includes detailed design of all major components, and its properties are described in sufficient detail for aeroelastic modelling of the full turbine. | 4.16.0 and later |
| Floating_IEA_15MW_VolturnUS-S_OrcaFlex | Same as the Floating_IEA_15MW_VolturnUS-S demo model, with an example co-simulation coupling with OrcaFlex also provided (via an external loads DLL). The Bladed model represents the rotor nacelle assembly and tower while OrcaFlex represents the foundation and dynamic mooring lines in a time domain simulation. | 4.16.1 and later |
| IEA_15MW_Jacket | Bladed model for the IEA 15MW turbine on a jacket structure to demonstrate Bladed-Sesam workflows. The package contains the Bladed project and Genie workspace used for the construction of the Bladed model. An "Offshore Support Structure" module license is required. | 4.17.0 and later |
| IEA_22MW_FixedOperatingPoint | Model of the IEA 22MW turbine used to demonstrate the vortex wake model capabilities. The model is set to simulate a fixed operating point where the rotor speed and pitch angle are held constant. The demo package contains two project files the first using vortex wake as the aerodynamic solver and the second using BEM theory. An "Offshore Support Structure" module license is required. | 4.17.0 and later |