A comparison of numerical modelling techniques for tidal stream turbine analysis

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To fully understand the performance of tidal stream turbines for the creation of ocean ren wable energy, a range of computational models is required. We review and compare results from several models at different length scales. Models under review include blade element momentum theory (BEMT), blade element actuation disk RANS-CFD, blade- resolved RANS-CFD and coastal models based on the shallow water equations. Three sets of experimental results are used for model validation.

CitationMasters, I. [et al.]. A comparison of numerical modelling techniques for tidal stream turbine analysis. A: MARINE VI. "MARINE VI : proceedings of the VI International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering". CIMNE, 2015, p. 23-34. ISBN 978-84-943928-6-3.

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International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering - MARINE - VI International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE 2015) Rome, Italy, 15-17 June, 2015 [95]

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