Wake model comparisons
wcomp runs the same windIO wind-farm cases through FLORIS, FOXES, and PyWake so the same wake model can be compared directly across independent implementations. Every chart on this site reads from a versioned dataset generated with wcomp's solver interfaces.
Generated 10/1/2026 against FLORIS 4.6.6, FOXES v1.9.3, and PyWake2.6.21.dev30+g7b7ffbca8.
Framework details
Rotor velocity averaging
numerics
FLORIS, FOXES, PyWake
Turbine power and thrustturbine model
FLORIS, FOXES, PyWake
Case comparisons
One turbine
Four turbines
Implementation matrix
Which software implements which wake model. Models with a linked name have a full comparison page (charts + quantitative metrics) generated from the dataset.
Velocity models
| Wake model | FLORIS | FOXES | PyWake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen 1983 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Larsen 2009 | ✓ | ||
| Bastankhah / Porte Agel 2014 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bastankhah / Porte Agel 2016 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Niayifar / Porte-Agel 2016 | ✓ | ||
| IEA Task 37 Bastankhah 2018 | ✓ | ||
| Carbajo Fuertes / Markfort / Porte-Agel 2018 | ✓ | ||
| Blondel / Cathelain 2020 | ✓ | ||
| Zong / Porte-Agel 2020 | ✓ | ||
| Cumulative Curl 2022 | ✓ | ||
| TurbOPark (Nygaard 2022) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Empirical Gauss 2023 | ✓ |
Deflection models
| Wake model | FLORIS | FOXES | PyWake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimenez 2010 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bastankhah / Porte Agel 2016 (deflection) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Larsen et al 2020 | ✓ | ||
| Empirical Gauss 2023 (deflection) | ✓ |