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ENH: Added new bladeForces function object

Mark OLESEN requested to merge feature-bladeForces into develop

Calculates thrust, drag, torque and lift/drag/pressure coefficients of single or multiple blades (eg, propeller, turbine blades)

This function object differs from the propellerInfo and forces function objects in that all forces are calculated within the local cylindrical coordinate system, which yields thrust and drag values within the expected reference frame.

The output comprises:

  • integrated forces and torque
  • area-weighted coefficients
  • coefficients per radial bin

For convenient post-processing, the results are also written in a VTK (.vtp) output format.

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