Welcome to OpenTidalFarm’s documentation!

OpenTidalFarm is an open-source optimisation software for tidal turbine farms.

The positioning of the turbines in a tidal farm is a crucial decision. Simulations show that the optimal positioning can increase the power generation of the farm by up to 50% and can therefore determine the viability of a project. However, finding the optimal layout is a difficult process due to the complex flow interactions. OpenTidalFarm solves this problem by applying an efficient optimisation algorithm onto a accurate flow prediction model.

Following presentation gives a quick introduction to OpenTidalFarm: OpenTidalFarm

To download the source code or to report issues visit the GitHub page

Contents

• 1. Installation
  • 1.1. Quick install
  • 1.2. Dependencies
• 2. Features
• 3. Examples
  • 1. Sinusoidal wave in a channel
  • 2. Tidal simulation in the Orkney island
  • 3. Farm layout optimization
  • 4. Sensitivity Analysis
• 4. Programmers reference
  • 4.1. Domains
  • 4.2. Problems
  • 4.3. Solvers
  • 4.4. Functionals
  • 4.5. Turbine farms
  • 4.6. Reduced functional
  • 4.7. Optimization
  • 4.8. Internal classes
• 5. Contributing to OpenTidalFarm
  • 5.1. Style Guide
  • 5.2. Language Rules
  • 5.3. Logging using dolfin.log
  • 5.4. Adding documented examples
• 6. Developers
• 7. Citing
  • 7.1. Posters and presentations

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page

Licence

OpenTidalFarm is an open source project that can be freely used under the GNU GPL version 3 licence.