Functions
TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorBladeGetAzimuthAngle (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, double *azimuthAnglePtr)
	Returns the azimuth angle of a rotor blade in degrees. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorBladeGetLocalChord (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, int segmentIndex, double eta, double *chordPtr)
	Returns the local chord length of a rotor blade. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorBladeGetLocalRadius (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, int segmentIndex, double eta, double *radiusPtr)
	Returns the local radius of a rotor blade. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorBladeGetLocalTwistAngle (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, int segmentIndex, double eta, double *twistAnglePtr)
	Returns the local twist angle [deg] of a rotor blade. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorBladeGetPlanformArea (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, double *planformAreaPtr)
	Returns the planform area of the rotor blade. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorBladeGetRadius (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, double *radiusPtr)
	Returns the radius of a rotor blade. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorBladeGetSurfaceArea (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, double *surfaceAreaPtr)
	Returns the surface area of the rotor blade. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorBladeGetTipSpeed (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, double *tipSpeedPtr)
	Returns the tip speed of a rotor blade [m/s]. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorBladeGetVolume (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, double *volumePtr)
	Returns the volume of the rotor blade. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorBladeGetWingIndex (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, int *wingIndexPtr)
	Returns the index of the parent wing definition of a rotor blade. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorBladeGetWingUID (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, char **wingUIDPtr)
	Returns the UID of the parent wing definition of a rotor blade. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorGetRotorBladeCount (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int *rotorBladeCountPtr)
	Returns the total number of rotor blades attached to a rotor. More...

Detailed Description

Functions to handle rotor blade geometries with TIGL.

Function Documentation

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorBladeGetAzimuthAngle	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int	rotorBladeIndex,
		double *	azimuthAnglePtr
	)

Returns the azimuth angle of a rotor blade in degrees.

Returns the azimuth angle in degrees of the rotor blade with the index rotorBladeIndex attached to the rotor with the index rotorIndex.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_get_rotor_blade_azimuth(integer cpacsHandle, integer rotorIndex, integer rotorBladeIndex, real azimuthAngle, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor
[in]	rotorBladeIndex	Index of the rotor blade
[out]	azimuthAnglePtr	Pointer to the azimuth angle

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex or rotorBladeIndex are invalid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if azimuthAnglePtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorBladeGetLocalChord	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int	rotorBladeIndex,
		int	segmentIndex,
		double	eta,
		double *	chordPtr
	)

Returns the local chord length of a rotor blade.

Returns the local chord length of the section at the relative spanwise coordinate eta of the segment segmentIndex of the rotor blade with the index rotorBladeIndex attached to the rotor with the index rotorIndex.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_get_rotor_blade_local_chord(integer cpacsHandle, integer rotorIndex, integer rotorBladeIndex, integer segmentIndex, real eta, real chordPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor
[in]	rotorBladeIndex	Index of the rotor blade
[in]	segmentIndex	Index of the segment of the referenced wing definition
[in]	eta	Relative spanwise segment coordinate: eta in the range 0.0 <= eta <= 1.0; eta = 0 for inner section , eta = 1 for outer section
[out]	chordPtr	Pointer to the local chord length

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle or no point was found
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex, rotorBladeIndex or segmentIndex are invalid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if chordPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorBladeGetLocalRadius	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int	rotorBladeIndex,
		int	segmentIndex,
		double	eta,
		double *	radiusPtr
	)

Returns the local radius of a rotor blade.

Returns the local radius of the rotor blade with the index rotorBladeIndex attached to the rotor with the index rotorIndex. The distance of the point with relative spanwise coordinate eta on the quarter chord line of the rotor blade segment segmentIndex from the z axis of the rotor coordinate system is taken as the local radius. It is calculated for the rotor blade at azimuth=0 and with no hinge transformations applied.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_get_rotor_blade_local_radius(integer cpacsHandle, integer rotorIndex, integer rotorBladeIndex, integer segmentIndex, real eta, real radiusPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor
[in]	rotorBladeIndex	Index of the rotor blade
[in]	segmentIndex	Index of the segment of the referenced wing definition
[in]	eta	Relative spanwise segment coordinate: eta in the range 0.0 <= eta <= 1.0; eta = 0 for inner section , eta = 1 for outer section
[out]	radiusPtr	Pointer to the local radius

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle or no point was found
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex, rotorBladeIndex or segmentIndex are invalid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if radiusPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorBladeGetLocalTwistAngle	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int	rotorBladeIndex,
		int	segmentIndex,
		double	eta,
		double *	twistAnglePtr
	)

Returns the local twist angle [deg] of a rotor blade.

Returns the twist angle in degrees of the section at the relative spanwise coordinate eta of the segment segmentIndex of the rotor blade with the index rotorBladeIndex attached to the rotor with the index rotorIndex.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_get_rotor_blade_local_twist_angle(integer cpacsHandle, integer rotorIndex, integer rotorBladeIndex, integer segmentIndex, real eta, real twistAnglePtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor
[in]	rotorBladeIndex	Index of the rotor blade
[in]	segmentIndex	Index of the segment of the referenced wing definition
[in]	eta	Relative spanwise segment coordinate: eta in the range 0.0 <= eta <= 1.0; eta = 0 for inner section , eta = 1 for outer section
[out]	twistAnglePtr	Pointer to the local twist angle

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle or no point was found
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex, rotorBladeIndex or segmentIndex are invalid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if twistAnglePtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorBladeGetPlanformArea	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int	rotorBladeIndex,
		double *	planformAreaPtr
	)

Returns the planform area of the rotor blade.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_blade_get_planform_area(integer cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, real planformAreaPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor
[in]	rotorBladeIndex	Index of the rotor blade to calculate the area, starting at 1
[out]	planformAreaPtr	The planform area of the rotor blade

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex or rotorBladeIndex are invalid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if planformAreaPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorBladeGetRadius	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int	rotorBladeIndex,
		double *	radiusPtr
	)

Returns the radius of a rotor blade.

Returns the radius of the rotor blade with the index rotorBladeIndex attached to the rotor with the index rotorIndex. The maximum distance of a point on the quarter chord line of the rotor blade from the z axis of the rotor coordinate system is taken as the rotor blade radius. It is calculated for the rotor blade at azimuth=0 and with no hinge transformations applied.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_get_rotor_blade_radius(integer cpacsHandle, integer rotorIndex, integer rotorBladeIndex, real radiusPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor
[in]	rotorBladeIndex	Index of the rotor blade
[out]	radiusPtr	Pointer to the radius

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex or rotorBladeIndex are invalid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if radiusPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorBladeGetSurfaceArea	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int	rotorBladeIndex,
		double *	surfaceAreaPtr
	)

Returns the surface area of the rotor blade.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_blade_get_surface_area(integer cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, real surfaceAreaPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor
[in]	rotorBladeIndex	Index of the rotor blade to calculate the area, starting at 1
[out]	surfaceAreaPtr	The surface area of the rotor blade

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex or rotorBladeIndex are invalid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if surfaceAreaPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorBladeGetTipSpeed	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int	rotorBladeIndex,
		double *	tipSpeedPtr
	)

Returns the tip speed of a rotor blade [m/s].

The rotor blade tip speed is calculated using the nominal rotation speed of the rotor and the rotor blade radius.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_get_rotor_blade_tip_speed(integer cpacsHandle, integer rotorIndex, integer rotorBladeIndex, real tipSpeedPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor
[in]	rotorBladeIndex	Index of the rotor blade
[out]	tipSpeedPtr	Pointer to the radius

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex or rotorBladeIndex are invalid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if tipSpeedPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorBladeGetVolume	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int	rotorBladeIndex,
		double *	volumePtr
	)

Returns the volume of the rotor blade.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_blade_get_volume(integer cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, int rotorBladeIndex, real volumePtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor
[in]	rotorBladeIndex	Index of the rotor blade to calculate the volume, starting at 1
[out]	volumePtr	The volume of the rotor blade

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex or rotorBladeIndex are invalid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if volumePtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorBladeGetWingIndex	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int	rotorBladeIndex,
		int *	wingIndexPtr
	)

Returns the index of the parent wing definition of a rotor blade.

Returns the index of the wing definition referenced by the parent rotor blade attachment of the rotor blade with the index rotorBladeIndex.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_get_rotor_blade_wing_index(integer cpacsHandle, integer rotorIndex, integer rotorBladeIndex, integer wingIndexPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor
[in]	rotorBladeIndex	Index of the rotor blade
[out]	wingIndexPtr	Pointer to the wing index

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex or rotorBladeIndex are invalid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if wingIndexPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorBladeGetWingUID	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int	rotorBladeIndex,
		char **	wingUIDPtr
	)

Returns the UID of the parent wing definition of a rotor blade.

Returns the UID of the wing definition referenced by the parent rotor blade attachment of the rotor blade with the index rotorBladeIndex.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_get_rotor_blade_wing_uid(integer cpacsHandle, integer rotorIndex, integer rotorBladeIndex, character*n wingUIDPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor
[in]	rotorBladeIndex	Index of the rotor blade
[out]	wingUIDPtr	Pointer to the wing index

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex or rotorBladeIndex are invalid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if wingUIDPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorGetRotorBladeCount	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		int *	rotorBladeCountPtr
	)

Returns the total number of rotor blades attached to a rotor.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_get_rotor_blade_count(integer cpacsHandle, integer rotorIndex, integer rotorBladeCountPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor to count the attached rotor blades
[out]	rotorBladeCountPtr	Pointer to the number of rotor blades

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if rotorBladeCountPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred