Sandia National Laboratories’ (SNL) environmental assessment modeling tool helps optimize the design of MHK-turbine array layouts within ocean, tidal, and river systems to balance energy generation efficiency with environmental considerations. The new tool, SNL-EFDC, is an augmented version of US EPA’s Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code (EFDC) and includes; (1) a new module that simulates energy conversion (momentum withdrawal) by MHK turbine-like devices including commensurate changes in the turbulent kinetic energy and turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate, (2) new, advanced sediment dynamics routines, and (3) augmented water quality modules. SNL-EFDC has been verified and validated against flume measurements of flow around sub-scale turbines and actuator disks.

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Simulation, Ecosystem Sciences, Physics, Earth Sciences

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Operating Systems

BSD, Linux, Windows

Languages

English

User Interface

Command-line, Console/Terminal

Programming Language

Fortran

Related Categories

Fortran Simulation Software, Fortran Ecosystem Sciences Software, Fortran Physics Software, Fortran Earth Sciences Software

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2008-10-05
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