10.6 Model Outputs

10.6.1 Command Status

Optional - Eulerian model outputs can be optionally added to the model output implementations specified during 2D HD, 3D HD, AD, ST or WQ model construction.

10.6.2 Description

Lagrangian (point by point) particle tracking related outputs are set in the particle tracking control file as described in the Sediment Transport and Particle Tracking Module User Manual.

Limited Eulerian (cell by cell) outputs can be specified in the TUFLOW FV control file.

10.6.2.1 Output Model Implementations

The only supported output model implementation configurable within the TUFLOW FV control file for Eulerian particle tracking results is the mesh output type.

10.6.2.2 Output Block

10.6.2.2.1 Output Parameters

The Eulerian output parameters supported for particle tracking simulations are:

  • PTM_N: Mass concentration of particles from group N (N = 1, 2, …) in each water column cell
  • PTM_BED_N: Mass concentration of particles from group N (N = 1, 2, …) in each bed cell

10.6.3 Mesh

Mesh output blocks are described in Section 5.18.3 and Section 6.11.3. These can be extended to include particle tracking keywords PTM_N and PTM_BED_N, where N is an integer representing a particle group.

! NetCDF mesh output format
Output == netcdf ! Mesh output written to NetCDF
  Output Parameters == PTM_1, PTM_BED_1 ! Particle group 1 water column concentration (g/m^3) and particle group 1 bed concentration (g/m^2)
  Output Interval == 3600. ! {0.0} Output interval (s)
  Suffix == PTM ! {No default} Output file suffix
End Output

10.6.4 Points

Point format is not supported for Eulerian particle outputs.

10.6.5 Profiles

Profile format is not supported for Eulerian particle outputs.

10.6.6 Polyline

Polyline format is not supported for Eulerian particle outputs.

10.6.7 Structure

The structure output is not supported for Eulerian particle outputs.

10.6.8 Mass Balance

Mass balance output is not supported for Eulerian particle outputs.

10.6.9 Mass

Mass output is not supported for Eulerian particle outputs.

10.6.10 Restart File

Particle restart files are generated and read using commands in the particle tracking control file as described in the Sediment Transport and Particle Tracking Module User Manual.