Functions
TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglGetRotorCount (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int *rotorCountPtr)
	Returns the number of rotors in a CPACS configuration. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorGetIndex (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, const char rotorUID, int rotorIndexPtr)
	Returns the Index of a rotor. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorGetRadius (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, double *radiusPtr)
	Returns the radius of the rotor. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorGetReferenceArea (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, double *referenceAreaPtr)
	Returns the reference area of the rotor. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorGetSolidity (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, double *solidityPtr)
	Returns the solidity of the rotor. More...

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

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

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorGetTotalBladePlanformArea (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, double *totalBladePlanformAreaPtr)
	Returns the total blade planform area of the rotor. More...

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode	tiglRotorGetUID (TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, char **uidNamePtr)
	Returns the UID of a rotor. The string returned must not be deleted by the caller via free(). It will be deleted when the CPACS configuration is closed. More...

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

Detailed Description

Functions to handle rotor geometries with TIGL.

Function Documentation

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglGetRotorCount	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int *	rotorCountPtr
	)

Returns the number of rotors in a CPACS configuration.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_get_rotor_count(integer cpacsHandle, integer rotorCountPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[out]	rotorCountPtr	Pointer to the number of rotors

Returns

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

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorGetIndex	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		const char *	rotorUID,
		int *	rotorIndexPtr
	)

Returns the Index of a rotor.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_get_index(integer cpacsHandle, character*n uIDNamePtr, integer rotorIndex, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorUID	The uid of the rotor
[out]	rotorIndexPtr	The index of a rotor, starting at 1

Usage example:

   TiglReturnCode returnCode;
   int rotorIndex;
   returnCode = tiglRotorGetUID(cpacsHandle, rotorUID, &rotorIndex);
   printf("The Index of the rotor is %d\n", rotorIndex);

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_UID_ERROR if rotorUID does not exist
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if rotorUID is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

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

Returns the radius of the rotor.

This function returns the radius of the largest blade attached to the rotor hub.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_get_radius(integer cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, real radiusPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor to calculate the radius, starting at 1
[out]	radiusPtr	The radius of the rotor

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex is less or equal zero or greater than the rotor count
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if radiusPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorGetReferenceArea	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		double *	referenceAreaPtr
	)

Returns the reference area of the rotor.

The area of the rotor disk is taken as reference area of the rotor. It is calculated using the formula pi*r^2, where r denotes the radius of the largest attached blade.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_get_reference_area(integer cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, real referenceAreaPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor to calculate the area, starting at 1
[out]	referenceAreaPtr	The reference area of the rotor

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex is less or equal zero or greater than the rotor count
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if referenceAreaPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorGetSolidity	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		double *	solidityPtr
	)

Returns the solidity of the rotor.

The rotor solidity ratio is calculated by dividing the total blade planform area by the rotor disk area.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_get_solidity(integer cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, real solidityPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor to calculate the area, starting at 1
[out]	solidityPtr	The reference area of the rotor

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex is less or equal zero or greater than the rotor count
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if solidityPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

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

Returns the surface area of the rotor.

The returned surface area is the sum of the surface areas of all attached rotor blades.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_get_surface_area(integer cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, real surfaceAreaPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

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

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex is less or equal zero or greater than the rotor count
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if surfaceAreaPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

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

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

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

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_get_tip_speed(integer cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, real tipSpeedPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	Index of the rotor to calculate the area, starting at 1
[out]	tipSpeedPtr	The tip speed of the rotor

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex is less or equal zero or greater than the rotor count
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if tipSpeedPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorGetTotalBladePlanformArea	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		double *	totalBladePlanformAreaPtr
	)

Returns the total blade planform area of the rotor.

This function calculates the sum of the planform areas of all blades attached to the rotor hub.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_get_total_blade_planform_area(integer cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, real totalBladePlanformAreaPtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

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

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex is less or equal zero or greater than the rotor count
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if totalBladePlanformAreaPtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

TIGL_COMMON_EXPORT TiglReturnCode tiglRotorGetUID	(	TiglCPACSConfigurationHandle	cpacsHandle,
		int	rotorIndex,
		char **	uidNamePtr
	)

Returns the UID of a rotor. The string returned must not be deleted by the caller via free(). It will be deleted when the CPACS configuration is closed.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_get_uid(integer cpacsHandle, integer rotorIndex, character*n uIDNamePtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

[in]	cpacsHandle	Handle for the CPACS configuration
[in]	rotorIndex	The index of a rotor, starting at 1
[out]	uidNamePtr	The uid of the rotor

Usage example:

   TiglReturnCode returnCode;
   char* uidPtr = 0;
   returnCode = tiglRotorGetUID(cpacsHandle, rotor, &uidPtr);
   printf("The UID of the rotor is %s\n", uidPtr);

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex is not valid
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if profileNamePtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred

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

Returns the volume of the rotor.

The returned volume is the sum of the volumes of all attached rotor blades.

Fortran syntax:

tigl_rotor_get_volume(integer cpacsHandle, int rotorIndex, real volumePtr, integer returnCode)

Parameters

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

Returns

TIGL_SUCCESS if no error occurred
TIGL_NOT_FOUND if no configuration was found for the given handle
TIGL_INDEX_ERROR if rotorIndex is less or equal zero or greater than the rotor count
TIGL_NULL_POINTER if volumePtr is a null pointer
TIGL_ERROR if some other error occurred