Custom Blade Element Momentum Simulator

This project is a Python-based Blade Element Momentum simulator for custom wind turbine blade design, built to connect interactive geometry creation with detailed aerodynamic analysis. Users can define blade shapes through a GUI, generate sectional aerodynamic information using NeuralFoil-based polars, and evaluate resulting performance across wind speeds, tip-speed ratios, and operating conditions.

The code combines radial blade discretization, induction-factor iteration, and performance postprocessing into a cohesive workflow for design exploration. With contour plots, heatmaps, and Cp-vs-TSR studies, the project functions as a numerical and visualization environment for understanding how geometry and aerodynamic assumptions shape thrust, torque, power, and efficiency.

• Built a GUI workflow for user-defined wind turbine blade geometry and simulation control.
• Implemented Blade Element Momentum analysis with sectional induction-factor iteration and aerodynamic convergence logic.
• Integrated NeuralFoil-generated polar data for angle-of-attack and Reynolds-dependent aerodynamic behavior.
• Added performance diagnostics including thrust, torque, power, and power-coefficient heatmaps and contours.
• Generated Cp-vs-TSR studies and modular visualizations for blade-performance evaluation.

Blade geometry design interface

Aerodynamic performance maps

Sectional and TSR analysis