Articles | Volume 11, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1487-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1487-2026
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30 Apr 2026
Research article |  | 30 Apr 2026

Efficient derivative computation for unsteady fatigue-constrained nonlinear aero-structural wind turbine blade optimization

Adam Cardoza and Andrew Ning

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byuflowlab/Cardoza2026_Efficient_aeroelastic_wind_gradients: Paper_Release (Paper_Release) Adam Cardoza https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19673037

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New software calculates wind turbine blade design improvements 10 times faster than traditional methods while maintaining accuracy. By combining four advanced mathematical techniques, researchers optimized a blade design to reduce energy costs by 12.78 %, making fatigue-aware design practical for engineering applications.
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