Numerical Simulations of the Effects of a Tidal Turbine Array on Near-Bed Velocity and Local Bed Shear Stress

Numerical Simulations of the Effects of a Tidal Turbine Array on Near-Bed Velocity and Local Bed Shear Stress

We apply a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model to consider the potential effects of energy extraction by an array of tidal turbines on the ambient near-bed velocity field and local bed shear stress in a coastal channel with strong tidal currents. Local bed shear stress plays a key role in local sed...

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Main Authors: Philip A. Gillibrand, Roy A. Walters, Jason McIlvenny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
tidal turbines
tidal energy
hydrodynamic model
bed shear stress
Pentland Firth
Inner Sound
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/10/852

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