SMS:TUFLOW Overview

TUFLOW is a one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) flood and tide simulation software. It simulates the complex hydrodynamics of floods and tides using the full 1D St Venant equations and the full 2D free-surface shallow water equations.

Viewing Results

TUFLOW results are written in SMS mesh format in the \TUFLOW\results folder. The mesh module tools and menus are used to visualize the solution.

The solution files all start with the name of the simulation. The extension identifies the type of data in the result file.

• *.2dm – two-dimensional output mesh in SMS format.
• *.dat – The dataset files associated with the mesh solution (d for depth, h for water surface, etc.)
• *.mat – The output materials from TUFLOW. Most of the element materials come from the *.tmf file. TUFLOW also uses the materials to identify boundary cells.
• *.ALL.sup – A file that opens the *.2dm file, all the *.dat files, and the *.mat file.
• *.hV.sup – A file that opens the *.2dm file, the water surface and velocity datasets, and the *.mat file.

Related Topics

Define TUFLOW domain Mesh Module TUFLOW model Q&A TUFLOW Reading a TUFLOW simulation TUFLOW 2D Flow constriction Shape Coverage TUFLOW 2D Geometry Components TUFLOW 2D Z Lines/Polygons (Simple) Coverage

TUFLOW 2D Z Lines (Advanced) Coverage TUFLOW AD TUFLOW Boundary Conditions TUFLOW Combining 1D and 2D Domains TUFLOW Inlet Database TUFLOW Irregular Culverts TUFLOW Linking 2D Domains

TUFLOW Manholes TUFLOW Model Parameters TUFLOW Simulation TUFLOW Check Files TUFLOW Grid Options TUFLOW Material Properties TUFLOW Reading Simulation