Benchmark Testing

This section describes the testing results for Kynema, including code verification, code-to-code comparisons, and validation.

Verification Overview

In the context of the Kynema documentation, “verification” refers to the comparison of code-to-code and code-to-analytical results. Verification ensures that Kynema correctly implements the underlying mathematical models and numerical methods, i.e., there are no implementation errors/bugs in the code and the error introduced by the discretization and numerical computation is within acceptable limits.

• Static rollup of an isotropic beam
• Static bending of a straight composite beam
• Static bending of a curved beam
• Static bending of a twisted beam
• Heavy Top Dynamic Problem
• Dynamic bending of a straight composite beam
• Dynamic bending of the IEA 15 MW reference wind turbine blade
• Actuator-line benchmark: NREL 5MW Turbine
  • Simulation cases
  • Turbine results
  • Blade loading profiles