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@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ of a turbine layout within FLORIS.
 Demonstrates the definition of a floating turbine and how to enable the effects of tilt
 on Cp and Ct.
 
+For further examples on floating wind turbines, see also examples
+25 (vertical wake deflection by a forced tilt angle) and 29 (comparison between
+a fixed-bottom and floating wind farm).
+
 ### 25_tilt_driven_vertical_wake_deflection.py
 
 This example demonstrates vertical wake deflections due to the tilt angle when running
@@ -118,6 +122,10 @@ vertical deflections at this time. Also be aware that this example uses a potent
 unrealistic tilt angle, 15 degrees, to highlight the wake deflection. Moreover, the magnitude
 of vertical deflections due to tilt has not been validated.
 
+For further examples on floating wind turbines, see also examples
+24 (effects of tilt on turbine power and thrust coefficients) and 29
+(comparison between a fixed-bottom and floating wind farm).
+
 ### 26_empirical_gauss_velocity_deficit_parameters.py
 
 This example illustrates the main parameters of the Empirical Gaussian
@@ -138,6 +146,18 @@ mast across all wind directions (at a fixed free stream wind speed).
 Try different values for met_mast_option to vary the location of the met mast within
 the two-turbine farm.
 
+### 29_floating_vs_fixedbottom_farm.py
+
+Compares a fixed-bottom wind farm (with a gridded layout) to a floating
+wind farm with the same layout. Includes:
+- Turbine-by-turbine power comparison for a single wind speed and direction
+- Flow visualizations for a single wind speed and direction
+- AEP calculations based on an example wind rose.
+
+For further examples on floating wind turbines, see also examples
+24 (effects of tilt on turbine power and thrust coefficients) and 25
+(vertical wake deflection by a forced tilt angle).
+
 ## Optimization
 
 These examples demonstrate use of the optimization routines

examples.html

@@ -1523,6 +1523,11 @@ <h1 class="site-logo" id="site-title">FLORIS</h1>
      28_extract_wind_speed_at_points.py
     </a>
    </li>
+   <li class="toc-h3 nav-item toc-entry">
+    <a class="reference internal nav-link" href="#floating-vs-fixedbottom-farm-py">
+     29_floating_vs_fixedbottom_farm.py
+    </a>
+   </li>
   </ul>
  </li>
  <li class="toc-h2 nav-item toc-entry">
@@ -1720,6 +1725,11 @@ <h2> Contents </h2>
      28_extract_wind_speed_at_points.py
     </a>
    </li>
+   <li class="toc-h3 nav-item toc-entry">
+    <a class="reference internal nav-link" href="#floating-vs-fixedbottom-farm-py">
+     29_floating_vs_fixedbottom_farm.py
+    </a>
+   </li>
   </ul>
  </li>
  <li class="toc-h2 nav-item toc-entry">
@@ -1934,6 +1944,9 @@ <h3>23_visualize_layout.py<a class="headerlink" href="#visualize-layout-py" titl
 <h3>24_floating_turbine_models.py<a class="headerlink" href="#floating-turbine-models-py" title="Permalink to this headline">#</a></h3>
 <p>Demonstrates the definition of a floating turbine and how to enable the effects of tilt
 on Cp and Ct.</p>
+<p>For further examples on floating wind turbines, see also examples
+25 (vertical wake deflection by a forced tilt angle) and 29 (comparison between
+a fixed-bottom and floating wind farm).</p>
 </section>
 <section id="tilt-driven-vertical-wake-deflection-py">
 <h3>25_tilt_driven_vertical_wake_deflection.py<a class="headerlink" href="#tilt-driven-vertical-wake-deflection-py" title="Permalink to this headline">#</a></h3>
@@ -1942,6 +1955,9 @@ <h3>25_tilt_driven_vertical_wake_deflection.py<a class="headerlink" href="#tilt-
 vertical deflections at this time. Also be aware that this example uses a potentially
 unrealistic tilt angle, 15 degrees, to highlight the wake deflection. Moreover, the magnitude
 of vertical deflections due to tilt has not been validated.</p>
+<p>For further examples on floating wind turbines, see also examples
+24 (effects of tilt on turbine power and thrust coefficients) and 29
+(comparison between a fixed-bottom and floating wind farm).</p>
 </section>
 <section id="empirical-gauss-velocity-deficit-parameters-py">
 <h3>26_empirical_gauss_velocity_deficit_parameters.py<a class="headerlink" href="#empirical-gauss-velocity-deficit-parameters-py" title="Permalink to this headline">#</a></h3>
@@ -1963,6 +1979,19 @@ <h3>28_extract_wind_speed_at_points.py<a class="headerlink" href="#extract-wind-
 <p>Try different values for met_mast_option to vary the location of the met mast within
 the two-turbine farm.</p>
 </section>
+<section id="floating-vs-fixedbottom-farm-py">
+<h3>29_floating_vs_fixedbottom_farm.py<a class="headerlink" href="#floating-vs-fixedbottom-farm-py" title="Permalink to this headline">#</a></h3>
+<p>Compares a fixed-bottom wind farm (with a gridded layout) to a floating
+wind farm with the same layout. Includes:</p>
+<ul class="simple">
+<li><p>Turbine-by-turbine power comparison for a single wind speed and direction</p></li>
+<li><p>Flow visualizations for a single wind speed and direction</p></li>
+<li><p>AEP calculations based on an example wind rose.</p></li>
+</ul>
+<p>For further examples on floating wind turbines, see also examples
+24 (effects of tilt on turbine power and thrust coefficients) and 25
+(vertical wake deflection by a forced tilt angle).</p>
+</section>
 </section>
 <section id="optimization">
 <h2>Optimization<a class="headerlink" href="#optimization" title="Permalink to this headline">#</a></h2>

turbine_interaction.html

@@ -1631,8 +1631,8 @@ <h3>Loading the libraries<a class="headerlink" href="#loading-the-libraries" tit
 </div>
 <div class="cell_output docutils container">
 <div class="output stream highlight-myst-ansi notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>nrel_5MW
-iea_15MW
 iea_10MW
+iea_15MW
 </pre></div>
 </div>
 </div>
@@ -1653,8 +1653,8 @@ <h3>Loading the libraries<a class="headerlink" href="#loading-the-libraries" tit
 </div>
 <div class="cell_output docutils container">
 <div class="output stream highlight-myst-ansi notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>nrel_5MW
-iea_15MW
 iea_10MW
+iea_15MW
 x_20MW
 </pre></div>
 </div>
@@ -1707,8 +1707,8 @@ <h3>Comparing turbines<a class="headerlink" href="#comparing-turbines" title="Pe
 <div class="output stream highlight-myst-ansi notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>        Turbine | Rotor Diameter (m) | Hub Height (m) | Air Density (ρ)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        nrel_5MW |             126.00 |           90.0 |           1.225
-       iea_15MW |             242.24 |          150.0 |           1.225
        iea_10MW |             198.00 |          119.0 |           1.225
+       iea_15MW |             242.24 |          150.0 |           1.225
          x_20MW |             252.00 |          165.0 |           1.225
 </pre></div>
 </div>