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k_a/k_b wake-expansion coefficients are interpreted inconsistently #69

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k_a/k_b wake expansion coefficients: inconsistent conventions across backends

windIO schema: k = k_a + k_b·TI (k_a=baseline, k_b=TI-factor).

Actual backend conventions:

  • PyWake: internal wake-expansion classes use k = a[1] + a[0]·TI . WIFA's pywake_api.py passes a=[k_a, k_b]
  • foxes: internal convention is k = ka·TI + kb
  • floris: matches windIO

Conventions should be aligned with windIO across backends.

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