• Introduction
    • Document Updates and Important Notices
    • Summary
    • Using the Release Notes and User Manuals
    • Changes to TUFLOW FV Version Numbering
  • 1 Simulation Management
    • 1.1 Overview
    • 1.2 Nomenclature
    • 1.3 Events
      • 1.3.1 TUFLOW Event File
      • 1.3.2 Running Events
      • 1.3.3 Event Examples
      • 1.3.4 Additional Functionality
    • 1.4 Scenarios
      • 1.4.1 Running Scenarios
      • 1.4.2 Scenario Examples
    • 1.5 Variables
    • 1.6 Simulation Management Example Models
  • 2 Hydrodynamic Engine Updates and Enhancements
    • 2.1 BC Headers
    • 2.2 GIS Integration Enhancements
      • 2.2.1 TIN Bathymetry Assignment
    • 2.3 Hydraulic Structure Updates
      • 2.3.1 Default Culvert Height And Width Contraction Coefficients
      • 2.3.2 Default Culvert Entry and Exit Loss Coefficients
      • 2.3.3 Improved Culvert Invert Checking
      • 2.3.7 Control Block Trigger Rule Fix
      • 2.3.8 Porous Structure Linked Structure Fixes
    • 2.4 Mass Balance
    • 2.5 Minor Enhancements and Fixes
      • 2.5.1 External Turbulence Scaling
      • 2.5.2 Depth Velocity Product Output Parameter
      • 2.5.3 Additional Point Output Parameters Supported
      • 2.5.4 Improved Boundary Nodestring Overlap Checking
      • 2.5.5 GPU 3D Drying Z Layer Message Fix
      • 2.5.6 Duplicate Flux File Fix
      • 2.5.7 Turbulence Map Output Fix
      • 2.5.8 Flux Output Header Fix
      • 2.5.9 Structured Mesh Check File Fix
      • 2.5.14 Unstructured Mesh Unused Nodes Check
  • 3 Internal Vertical Mixing Model
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 k-ε Vertical Mixing Model
    • 3.3 k-ω Vertical Mixing Model
    • 3.4 Unstratified vs. Stratified Flow Fields
      • 3.4.1 Second Order Model
      • 3.4.2 Lengthscale Limiter
    • 3.5 Internal Wave Mixing Model
    • 3.6 References
  • 4 Advection Dispersion Module
    • 4.1 Minor Enhancements and Fixes
      • 4.1.1 Fully Specified Grid Boundary Fix
    • 4.2 Mass Balance
  • 5 Sediment Transport Module
    • 5.1 Mass Balance
  • 6 Water Quality Module
    • 6.1 Mass Balance
  • 7 Particle Tracking Module
    • 7.1 Minor Enhancements and Fixes
      • 7.1.1 Multiple Particle Groups Fix
      • 7.1.2 Spherical Coordinate Particle Position Fix
  • 8 Visualisation and Model Development Tools
    • 8.1 XMDF and NetCDF File Locking (HDF5 Compatibility Issues)
    • 8.2 TUFLOW FV Boundary Condition Tools
  • 9 User Manuals, Tutorials and Supporting Materials
    • 9.1 Updated Tutorial Models
    • 9.2 New Example Models
    • 9.3 TUFLOW FV Wiki Updates
    • 9.4 User Manuals
  • 10 Licensing
  • Appendix
  • A Vertical Mixing Model Science
    • A.1 K-Epsilon Model Science
    • A.2 K-Omega Model Science
      • A.2.1 Table: Model Parameters C3 for k-ε and k-ω Models
    • A.3 Second Order Model Science
      • A.3.1 Table: Empirical Parameters Group in Second-Order Turbulence Model
    • A.4 References
  • B Vertical Mixing Model Benchmarking
    • B.1 Overview
    • B.2 Open Channel Flow
    • B.3 Wind Circulation
    • B.4 Entrainment Of Wind Mixed Layer
      • B.4.1 Wind Entrainment With Coriolis Forcing
    • B.5 References

TUFLOW FV Release Notes Release Candidate 2025.2

TUFLOW FV Release Notes Release Candidate 2025.2

RELEASE CANDIDATE

These are interim release notes that accompany the TUFLOW FV 2025.2.0-rc.1 release candidate. The information contained within this interim version may vary from the subsequent final version.

Updated on 17 Jul 2025