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Bash and Python scripts used to generated results plots from the simulation output data.

Plotting Scripts.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 1 Paddle, Vertical Gap, Narrow Horizontal Channel, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 1 Flap with Gap and Channel.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 5 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=0.50 m/s

U0.50 on 5 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles with pores and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 5 Flap with Pores.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=0.50 m/s.

U0.50 on 3 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles with pores and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Pores.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=10, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and A10.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=10, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 5 Flap with Gap and A10.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 1 Paddle, Vertical Gap, Vertically Mirrored, Narrow Horizontal Channel, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 1 Flap with Gap and Channel and Mirrored.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=2, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and A2.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=5, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and A5.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, 2x Vertical Gap, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with 2x Gap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Tank bottom Layout, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s

U1.00 in Tank on 3 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles, Tank bottom Layout, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 in Tank on 5 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles with pores, Tank bottom Layout, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 in Tank on 5 Flap with Pores.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=1.50 m/s.

U1.50 on 5 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=1.75 m/s.

U1.75 on 5 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=1.50.

U1.50 on 3 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Tank bottom Layout, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 in Tank on 5 Flap with Gap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 1 Paddle, Vertical Gap, Vertically Mirrored, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 1 Flap with Gap and Mirrored.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=10, Pitched 30 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 5 Flap with Gap and A10 and 30deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=10, Pitched 30 degrees and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and A10 and 30deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Nozzle walls, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and Nozzles.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 15 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 15deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 30 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 30deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 15 degrees, canal floor at 2m, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 15deg Pitch and 2m Floor.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 35 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 35deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 60 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 60deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 45 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 45deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 40 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 40deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Yawed 15 degrees, 1/10 scale, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 15deg Yaw and 0.1x Scale.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Yawed 15 degrees, 10x scale, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 15deg Yaw and 10x Scale.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Yawed 15 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 15deg Yaw.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Yawed 30 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=1.00 m/s.

U1.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 30deg Yaw.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 1 Paddle, Vertical Gap, Narrow Horizontal Channel, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 1 Flap with Gap and Channel.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 1 Paddle, Vertical Gap, Vertically Mirrored, Narrow Horizontal Channel, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 1 Flap with Gap and Channel and Mirrored.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=3.00 m/s.

U3.00 on 5 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=3.00 m/s.

U3.00 on 3 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=2.50 m/s.

U2.50 on 3 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=2.50 m/s.

U2.50 on 5 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 5 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles with pores and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 5 Flap with Pores.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles with pores and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flaps with Pores.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, and U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=10, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 5 Flap with Gap and A10.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=10, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and A10.gz

Computational meshes used to run the CFD simulations.  This includes the OpenFOAM "polyMesh" files as well as the Pointwise models from which they were generated.

Computational Grids.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=10, Pitched 40 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=4.00 m/s.

U4.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 40deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, 2x Vertical Gap, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with 2x Gap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=2, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and A2.gz

3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=5, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and A5.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles with pores, Tank bottom Layout, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 in Tank on 5 Flap with Pores.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles with pores, Tank bottom Layout, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 in Tank on 3 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles, Tank bottom Layout, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 in Tank on 5 Flap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Tank bottom Layout, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 in Tank on 5 Flap with Gap.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 1 Paddle, Vertical Gap, Vertically Mirrored, with a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 1 Flap with Gap and Mirrored.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 5 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=10, Pitched 30 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 5 Flap with Gap and A10 and 30deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 30 degrees, canal floor at 2m, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 15deg Pitch and 2m Floor.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 15 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 15deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Aspect ratio=10, Pitched 30 degrees and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and A10 and 30deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 30 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 30deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Nozzle walls, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and Nozzles.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 35 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=4.00 m/s.

U4.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 35deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Yawed 15 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 15deg Yaw.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 60 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 60deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 40 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 40deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 35 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 35deg Pitch.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Yawed 15 degrees, 1/10 scale, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 15deg Yaw and 0.1x Scale.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Yawed 30 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 30deg Yaw.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Yawed 15 degrees, 10x scale, with a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

U2.00 on 3 Flap with Gap and 15deg Yaw and 10x Scale.gz

CFD model and results for the MTOW device with 3 Paddles, Vertical Gap, Pitched 45 degrees, and a free stream velocity of U=2.00 m/s.

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