RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Powertrain.Converters.Rotor.Performance.Blade_Element_Momentum_Theory_Helmholtz_Wake.wake_model.va_vt

va_vt(PSI, wake_inputs, rotor)

Computes the inflow velocities

Assumptions: N/A

Source: N/A

Inputs:

B number of rotor blades [-] beta blade twist distribution [-] r radius distribution [m] R tip radius [m] Wt tangential velocity [m/s] Wa axial velocity [m/s] U total velocity [m/s] Ut tangential velocity [m/s] Ua axial velocity [m/s] cos_psi cosine of the inflow angle PSI [-] sin_psi sine of the inflow angle PSI [-] piece output of a step in tip loss calculation [-]

Outputs:

dR_dpsi derivative of residual wrt inflow angle [-]