Model:OlaFlow

OlaFlow

Also known as	olaFoam
Model type	Modular
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Incorporated models or components:	OpenFOAM,

Spatial dimensions	1.5D, 2D, 3D
Spatial extent	Grain-Scale, Patch-Scale, Reach-Scale, Watershed-Scale
Model domain	Hydrology, Coastal, Marine
One-line model description	Wave generation and active absorption interaction with porous structures framework
Extended model description	olaFlow (formerly known as olaFoam) is a numerical model conceived as a continuation of the work in IHFOAM. Its development has been continuous from ihFoam (Jul 8, 2014 - Feb 11, 2016) and olaFoam (Mar 2, 2016 - Nov 25, 2017). This free and open source project is committed to bringing the latest advances in the simulation of wave dynamics to the OpenFOAM® and FOAM-extend communities. olaFlow includes a set of solvers and boundary conditions to generate and absorb water waves actively at the boundaries and to simulate their interaction with porous coastal structures.

Keywords:	OpenFOAM, wave, wave current interaction, breakwaters,

Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows
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Programming language	C++, Python
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Code optimized	Single Processor, Multiple Processors
Multiple processors implemented	Distributed memory
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Start year development	2011
Does model development still take place?	Yes
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Code development status	Active
When did you indicate the 'code development status'?	2020
Model availability	As code, As teaching tool
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	https://github.com/phicau/olaFlow
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Program license type	GPL v2
Program license type other
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Describe input parameters	Wave height, wave period, wave theory, water depth See: waveDict in Reference folder
Input format	ASCII, Binary
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Describe output parameters	VOF, U, turbulence variables...
Output format	ASCII, Binary
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Pre-processing software needed?	No
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Post-processing software needed?	No
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Visualization software needed?	Yes
If above answer is yes
Other visualization software	ParaView

Describe processes represented by the model	Wave generation, propagation, shoaling, diffraction, refraction, breaking. Nonlinear wave-wave and wave-current interaction. Surf and swash hydrodynamics.
Describe key physical parameters and equations	olaFlow solves the Volume-Averaged Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (VARANS) equations
Describe length scale and resolution constraints	0.1 mm and below to ~1 km, depending on the scale of your problem and computational resources.
Describe time scale and resolution constraints	~10 minutes to weeks
Describe any numerical limitations and issues

Describe available calibration data sets	Validation references can be found in: https://sites.google.com/view/olaflowcfd/numerical-model/references/references-internal
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Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?

Is there a manual available?	Yes
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Model website if any	https://sites.google.com/view/olaflowcfd/home
Model forum / discussion board	https://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/openfoam-community-contributions/196860-olaflow-thread.html

Comments	All the model information can be found in: https://sites.google.com/view/olaflowcfd/home

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Featured reference(s)	Open Access Status	Year	Type of Reference	Cited
Higuera, Pablo; Lara, Javier L.; Losada, Inigo J.; 2013. Simulating coastal engineering processes with OpenFOAM®. Coastal Engineering, 71119–134. 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2012.06.002	closed	2013	a module application description	316