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OpenTidalFarm is a layout 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.

Contents

• Getting started

• Pre-processing

• Running OpenTidalFarm

• Post-processing

• Frequently asked questions

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• Working notes

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Citing

Please cite the following paper if you are using OpenTidalFarm:

• S.W. Funke, P.E. Farrell, M.D. Piggott, Tidal turbine array optimisation using the adjoint approach, Renewable Energy, accepted (2013) arXiv:1304.1768

For the automated optimisation framework used by OpenTidalFarm, please cite:

• Simon W. Funke and Patrick E. Farrell. A framework for automated PDE-constrained optimisation, TOMS, submitted. arXiv:1302.3894

For the automatic adjoint generation used by OpenTidalFarm, please cite:

• Patrick E. Farrell, David A. Ham, Simon W. Funke and Marie E. Rognes (2013). Automated derivation of the adjoint of high-level transient finite element programs. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, Vol:35, ISSN:1064-8275, Pages:C369-C393

Contact

For questions and support please contact Simon Funke s.funke09@imperial.ac.uk.

Licence

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