Abstract:
One of the key developments of the marine energy industry in the UK is the demonstration of near commercial scale devices in real sea conditions and the collection of performance and environmental data to inform permitting and licensing processes. The ETI’s ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project saw an innovative 1MW buoyant tidal generator installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in January 2013. The project demonstrated the performance of the tidal generator in different operational conditions, aiming to increase public and industry confidence in tidal turbine technologies by providing a wide range of environmental impact and performance information, as well as demonstrating a new, reliable turbine design
This is the first of two documents which describe progress made on the Computational Fluid Dynamics models developed tosimulate a full marine-current turbine to include turbulence and waves. This report describes the results early 3-D simulations of an idealised rotor geometry incorporating an imposed velocity by rotation of a single cylindrical mesh and turbulence models that are based on Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations. The report concludes by outlining the next steps required in the modelling to improve efficiency and establishing feasibility prior to conducting large scale CFD simulations for a full turbine
Publication Year:
2011
Publisher:
ETI
Author(s):
Apsley, D.
Energy Category
Language:
English
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application/pdf
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539371 B
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Region:
United Kingdom
Related Dataset(s):
Tidal Energy Site Environmental Conditions Measured During the ReDAPT Tidal Project 2011-2014
Related Project(s):
Related Publications(s):
ReDAPT - 3D Modelling of Channel Flow in the Fall of Warness - Presentation at OEE Dublin 2015
ReDAPT - Antifouling Systems for Tidal Energy Devices - Presentation at OEE Dublin 2015
ReDAPT - DNV GL - The New Standard for Tidal Turbines - Presentation at OEE Dublin 2015
ReDAPT - Executive Summary MD1.2 Marine Current Turbine CFD Simulation Part 2
ReDAPT - First Year of Operation Report
ReDAPT - Full-Scale Validation Study of Tidal Bladed - Presentation at OEE Dublin 2015
ReDAPT - Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbines
ReDAPT - Initial Operation Power Curve
ReDAPT - Interim Report: Turbulence Measurement and Characterisation
ReDAPT - Learning from the ReDAPT Programme - Presentation
ReDAPT - MC 9.5: Recommendations for the Specification of Tidal Turbines
ReDAPT - MD1.3 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modelling of ReDAPT Tidal Turbine
ReDAPT - MD1.5 CFD Simulation of Turbulence at a Tidal Stream Site based on Field Measurements
ReDAPT - Method for Tidal Energy Conversion System CO2 Payback Calculation
ReDAPT - Modelling Sub Project and validation of engineering tools - Presentation at OEE Dublin 2015
ReDAPT - Recommendations for the Testing of Tidal Turbines
ReDAPT - Tidal Energy Site Characterisation at the Fall of Warness, EMEC, UK (MA1001 MD3.8)
ReDAPT - Turbine Deployments and Achievements in Operation - Presentation at OEE Dublin 2015
ReDAPT Project Dissemination Workshop OEE Conference - Dublin - Oct 2015