Christopher Bay - FLORIS v3.0: Speed-ups and the new Cumulative-Curl model

FLORIS Version 3.0, released in February 2022, represents a major redesign, rewrite, and enhancement of the open-source software to allow for faster, more accurate, and more varied computations with several significant improvements for academics, manufacturers, developers, and small businesses. Version 3.0 has improved computation speeds. New algorithms enable improved memory usage and reduce the number of mathematical operations required while the ability to leverage a larger portion of a computer's processor allows multiple mathematical operations to be performed at the same time. A complete redesign of the software architecture makes FLORIS Version 3.0 better modularized to foster collaboration and adoption of more modern software best practices. The new Cumulative Curl wake model, developed in collaboration with the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium, improves the accuracy of FLORIS's wake models for large offshore wind farms.

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Bay
Affiliation: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)