diff --git a/pythonbindings/src/gpu/submodules/actuator_farm.cpp b/pythonbindings/src/gpu/submodules/actuator_farm.cpp
index a930616db3e0d0713bdf57157387d75d171603de..cbfb0cb5d44dc321a4b4b38f8d6d8295fb5201be 100644
--- a/pythonbindings/src/gpu/submodules/actuator_farm.cpp
+++ b/pythonbindings/src/gpu/submodules/actuator_farm.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <pybind11/numpy.h>
 #include <gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/PreCollisionInteractor/ActuatorFarm.h>
 #include <gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/PreCollisionInteractor/PreCollisionInteractor.h>
+
 class PyActuatorFarm : public ActuatorFarm 
 {
 public:
@@ -43,13 +44,20 @@ public:
         PYBIND11_OVERRIDE_NAME(void, ActuatorFarm, "calc_blade_forces", calcBladeForces); 
     }
 };
+
 namespace actuator_farm
 {
     namespace py = pybind11;
 
+    template<class dtype>
+    dtype* np_to_arr(py::array_t<dtype, py::array::c_style> array){ return static_cast<dtype *>(array.request().ptr); };
+
+    template<class dtype>
+    intptr_t arr_to_cp(dtype* array){ return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(array); };
+
     void makeModule(py::module_ &parentModule)
     {
-        using arr = py::array_t<float, py::array::c_style>;
+        using arr = py::array_t<real, py::array::c_style>;
         
         py::class_<ActuatorFarm, PreCollisionInteractor, PyActuatorFarm, std::shared_ptr<ActuatorFarm>>(parentModule, "ActuatorFarm", py::dynamic_attr())
         .def(py::init<  const uint,
@@ -112,31 +120,31 @@ namespace actuator_farm
         .def("get_turbine_blade_forces_y", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine){ return arr({al.getNumberOfBladesPerTurbine(), al.getNumberOfNodesPerBlade()}, al.getTurbineBladeForcesYDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
         .def("get_turbine_blade_forces_z", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine){ return arr({al.getNumberOfBladesPerTurbine(), al.getNumberOfNodesPerBlade()}, al.getTurbineBladeForcesZDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
 
-        .def("get_all_blade_radii_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(al.getAllBladeRadiiDevice()); } )
-        .def("get_all_blade_coords_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t> (al.getAllBladeCoordsXDevice()); } )
-        .def("get_all_blade_coords_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t> (al.getAllBladeCoordsYDevice()); } )
-        .def("get_all_blade_coords_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t> (al.getAllBladeCoordsZDevice()); } )        
-        .def("get_all_blade_velocities_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t> (al.getAllBladeVelocitiesXDevice()); } )
-        .def("get_all_blade_velocities_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t> (al.getAllBladeVelocitiesYDevice()); } )
-        .def("get_all_blade_velocities_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t> (al.getAllBladeVelocitiesZDevice()); } )
-        .def("get_all_blade_forces_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t> (al.getAllBladeForcesXDevice()); } )
-        .def("get_all_blade_forces_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t> (al.getAllBladeForcesYDevice()); } )
-        .def("get_all_blade_forces_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t> (al.getAllBladeForcesZDevice()); } )
+        .def("get_all_blade_radii_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getAllBladeRadiiDevice()); } )
+        .def("get_all_blade_coords_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getAllBladeCoordsXDevice()); } )
+        .def("get_all_blade_coords_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getAllBladeCoordsYDevice()); } )
+        .def("get_all_blade_coords_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getAllBladeCoordsZDevice()); } )        
+        .def("get_all_blade_velocities_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getAllBladeVelocitiesXDevice()); } )
+        .def("get_all_blade_velocities_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getAllBladeVelocitiesYDevice()); } )
+        .def("get_all_blade_velocities_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getAllBladeVelocitiesZDevice()); } )
+        .def("get_all_blade_forces_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getAllBladeForcesXDevice()); } )
+        .def("get_all_blade_forces_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getAllBladeForcesYDevice()); } )
+        .def("get_all_blade_forces_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getAllBladeForcesZDevice()); } )
 
-        .def("get_turbine_blade_radii_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(al.getTurbineBladeRadiiDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
-        .def("get_turbine_blade_coords_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(al.getTurbineBladeCoordsXDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
-        .def("get_turbine_blade_coords_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(al.getTurbineBladeCoordsYDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
-        .def("get_turbine_blade_coords_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(al.getTurbineBladeCoordsZDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )        
-        .def("get_turbine_blade_velocities_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(al.getTurbineBladeVelocitiesXDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
-        .def("get_turbine_blade_velocities_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(al.getTurbineBladeVelocitiesYDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
-        .def("get_turbine_blade_velocities_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(al.getTurbineBladeVelocitiesZDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
-        .def("get_turbine_blade_forces_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(al.getTurbineBladeForcesXDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
-        .def("get_turbine_blade_forces_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(al.getTurbineBladeForcesYDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
-        .def("get_turbine_blade_forces_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(al.getTurbineBladeForcesZDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
+        .def("get_turbine_blade_radii_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getTurbineBladeRadiiDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
+        .def("get_turbine_blade_coords_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getTurbineBladeCoordsXDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
+        .def("get_turbine_blade_coords_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getTurbineBladeCoordsYDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
+        .def("get_turbine_blade_coords_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getTurbineBladeCoordsZDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )        
+        .def("get_turbine_blade_velocities_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getTurbineBladeVelocitiesXDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
+        .def("get_turbine_blade_velocities_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getTurbineBladeVelocitiesYDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
+        .def("get_turbine_blade_velocities_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getTurbineBladeVelocitiesZDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
+        .def("get_turbine_blade_forces_x_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getTurbineBladeForcesXDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
+        .def("get_turbine_blade_forces_y_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getTurbineBladeForcesYDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
+        .def("get_turbine_blade_forces_z_device", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine) -> intptr_t { return arr_to_cp(al.getTurbineBladeForcesZDevice(turbine)); }, py::arg("turbine") )
 
-        .def("set_all_azimuths", [](ActuatorFarm& al, arr azimuths){ al.setAllAzimuths(static_cast<float *>(azimuths.request().ptr)); }, py::arg("azimuths"))
-        .def("set_all_yaws", [](ActuatorFarm& al, arr yaws){ al.setAllYaws(static_cast<float *>(yaws.request().ptr)); }, py::arg("yaws"))
-        .def("set_all_omegas", [](ActuatorFarm& al, arr omegas){ al.setAllOmegas(static_cast<float *>(omegas.request().ptr)); }, py::arg("omegas"))
+        .def("set_all_azimuths", [](ActuatorFarm& al, arr azimuths){ al.setAllAzimuths(np_to_arr(azimuths)); }, py::arg("azimuths"))
+        .def("set_all_yaws", [](ActuatorFarm& al, arr yaws){ al.setAllYaws(np_to_arr(yaws)); }, py::arg("yaws"))
+        .def("set_all_omegas", [](ActuatorFarm& al, arr omegas){ al.setAllOmegas(np_to_arr(omegas)); }, py::arg("omegas"))
 
         .def("set_turbine_azimuth", &ActuatorFarm::setTurbineAzimuth, py::arg("turbine"), py::arg("azimuth"))
         .def("set_turbine_yaw", &ActuatorFarm::setTurbineYaw, py::arg("turbine"), py::arg("yaw"))
@@ -144,27 +152,27 @@ namespace actuator_farm
 
         .def("set_all_blade_coords", [](ActuatorFarm& al, arr coordsX, arr coordsY, arr coordsZ)
         { 
-            al.setAllBladeCoords(static_cast<float *>(coordsX.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(coordsY.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(coordsZ.request().ptr)); 
+            al.setAllBladeCoords(np_to_arr(coordsX), np_to_arr(coordsY), np_to_arr(coordsZ)); 
         }, py::arg("blade_coords_x"), py::arg("blade_coords_y"), py::arg("blade_coords_z") )
         .def("set_all_blade_velocities", [](ActuatorFarm& al, arr velocitiesX, arr velocitiesY, arr velocitiesZ)
         { 
-            al.setAllBladeVelocities(static_cast<float *>(velocitiesX.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(velocitiesY.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(velocitiesZ.request().ptr)); 
+            al.setAllBladeVelocities(np_to_arr(velocitiesX), np_to_arr(velocitiesY), np_to_arr(velocitiesZ)); 
         }, py::arg("blade_velocities_x"), py::arg("blade_velocities_y"), py::arg("blade_velocities_z") )
         .def("set_all_blade_forces", [](ActuatorFarm& al, arr forcesX, arr forcesY, arr forcesZ)
         { 
-            al.setAllBladeForces(static_cast<float *>(forcesX.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(forcesY.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(forcesZ.request().ptr));
+            al.setAllBladeForces(np_to_arr(forcesX), np_to_arr(forcesY), np_to_arr(forcesZ));
         }, py::arg("blade_forces_x"), py::arg("blade_forces_y"), py::arg("blade_forces_z") )     
         .def("set_turbine_blade_coords", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine, arr coordsX, arr coordsY, arr coordsZ)
         { 
-            al.setTurbineBladeCoords(turbine, static_cast<float *>(coordsX.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(coordsY.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(coordsZ.request().ptr)); 
+            al.setTurbineBladeCoords(turbine, np_to_arr(coordsX), np_to_arr(coordsY), np_to_arr(coordsZ)); 
         }, py::arg("turbine"), py::arg("blade_coords_x"), py::arg("blade_coords_y"), py::arg("blade_coords_z") )
         .def("set_turbine_blade_velocities", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine, arr velocitiesX, arr velocitiesY, arr velocitiesZ)
         {
-            al.setTurbineBladeVelocities(turbine, static_cast<float *>(velocitiesX.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(velocitiesY.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(velocitiesZ.request().ptr)); 
+            al.setTurbineBladeVelocities(turbine, np_to_arr(velocitiesX), np_to_arr(velocitiesY), np_to_arr(velocitiesZ)); 
         }, py::arg("turbine"), py::arg("blade_velocities_x"), py::arg("blade_velocities_y"), py::arg("blade_velocities_z") )
         .def("set_turbine_blade_forces", [](ActuatorFarm& al, uint turbine, arr forcesX, arr forcesY, arr forcesZ)
         { 
-            al.setTurbineBladeForces(turbine, static_cast<float *>(forcesX.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(forcesY.request().ptr), static_cast<float *>(forcesZ.request().ptr)); 
+            al.setTurbineBladeForces(turbine, np_to_arr(forcesX), np_to_arr(forcesY), np_to_arr(forcesZ)); 
         }, py::arg("turbine"), py::arg("blade_forces_x"), py::arg("blade_forces_y"), py::arg("blade_forces_z") )
         .def("calc_blade_forces", &ActuatorFarm::calcBladeForces);
     }