WindSE is a python package that uses a FEniCS backend to perform wind farm simulations and optimization. Documentation can be found at: https://windse.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
It is easiest to run WindSE within a conda environment. To install conda check this link: Conda Installation. Additionally, WindSE has been tested on MacOS (Catalina 10.15) and Linux (CentOS 7). Windows is not recommended.
The easiest way to install windse is to run:
sh install.sh <enviroment_name>
Then the enviroment can be activated using:
conda activate <enviroment_name>
Activate the conda environment using:
conda activate <enviroment_name>
Then to run a simple demo, navigate to <windse root>/demos/documented/Yaml_Examples/ and run:
windse run 0-wind_farm_2D.yaml
The output of this simulation will be located in the output/2_5D_Wind_Farm/ folder. Use Paraview to visualize the results in the solutions/ folder. To learn what parameter can be set in the yaml file, head to the Parameter Documentation.