Re-Creating Waves in Large Currents for Tidal Energy Applications

Unsteady wave loading on tidal turbines impacts significantly the design, and expected life-time, of turbine blades and other key components. Model-scale testing of tidal turbines in the wave-current environment can provide vital understanding by emulating real-world load cases; however, to reduce u...

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Main Authors: Samuel Draycott, Duncan Sutherland, Jeffrey Steynor, Brian Sellar, Vengatesan Venugopal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/11/1838