5.2 Model Initialisation

Model initialisation includes the following:

  1. Create the standard TUFLOW FV folder structure (Section 4.1)
  2. Define the Coordinate Reference Frame (Section 5.3) which includes selection of the GIS format, coordinate reference system and model units
  3. Create empty template GIS and control files

To assist with the above, a freely available TUFLOW QGIS plugin has been developed. TUFLOW eLearning resources (also free of charge) have been prepared to support deployment and use of this TUFLOW plugin, and as such the content of that resource is not repeated here. Users are encouraged to access this resource before initialising their first TUFLOW FV simulation: using this plugin is seen as a core component of the set up of a TUFLOW FV simulation. Doing so manually is discouraged. The eLearning materials can be accessed by:

  1. Registering for TUFLOW FV eLearning here if not already registered
  2. Emailing noting the registered username and with a request access to the TUFLOW plugin eLearning course
  3. Following instructions subsequently provided to access the course
  4. Completing the course

On completion of the course, users will be able to initialise a TUFLOW FV simulation in the desired geographical projection system and units. The sections presented below assume that this QGIS initialisation process is already complete and as such describe the resulting general arrangements and subsequent construction of a TUFLOW FV simulation.