Acoustics

Analysis or measurement of the noise made by a device.

An operating marine renewable energy device may produce low levels of noise from the rotation of turbine blades and generators, movement of floating devices on the surface, or strumming of mooring lines and cables. While measurements of a device’s acoustic emissions are typically required as part of a project’s environmental impact assessment, acoustic emission monitoring can also be used to remotely monitor the health of a device and to detect device failure modes as part of a condition monitoring plan.

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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

Total results: 30
Title Author Date Publication Type Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
Operation of a tidal turbine from a moored vessel in Agate Pass, WA Bassett, C. Presentation Presentation Current, Tidal Field Data Acoustics, Performance
Novel Sensors: Converging Beam Acoustic Doppler Profiler Swansea University Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Acoustics
Workshop Summary on Passive Acoustic Monitoring and Marine Mammals BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Workshop Article Workshop Article Field Data, Modeling Acoustics
A Comparison of Platform and Seabed Mounted Flow Measurement Instrumentation for SME PLAT-I Frost, C. , Togneri, M., Jeffcoate, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Scale Device Acoustics, Performance, Structural, Substructure
Experimental measurement of the loads on tidal turbines using conditions derived from field measurements Ingram, D., Sellar, B., Old, C. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Acoustics, Hydrodynamics
Near-Surface Flow Mapping using ADCP records in Minas Passage Enders, L., Guerra, M., Karsten, R. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Acoustics
Acoustic performance comparison between biradial and Wells turbines for OWC devices Henriques, J., La Sala, V., Carrelhas, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Acoustics, Performance, Structural
A Time Series and Spectral Analysis of Turbulence Effects on Current Energy Converter Power Generation Browning, E., Kasper, J., Duvoy, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current Modeling, Full Scale Acoustics, Performance
Noise emissions from two tidal turbines; an experimental field campaign Schmitt, P., Pine, M., Lieber, L. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Acoustics, Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Performance and wake flow characterization of a 1:8.7-scale reference USDOE MHKF1 hydrokinetic turbine to establish a verification and validation test database Fontaine, A., Straka, W., Meyer, R. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Acoustics, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Characterisation of underwater operational sound of a tidal stream turbine Risch, D., van Geel, N., Gillespie, D. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Acoustics
Powering the Blue Economy: Marine Energy for Enabling Applications including Ocean Observations Copping, A., Cavagnaro, R., Green, R. Presentation Presentation Tidal, Wave Acoustics, Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices
Acoustic impact of a wave energy converter in Mediterranean shallow waters Buscaino, G., Mattiazzo, G., Sannino, G. Journal Article Journal Article Wave Field Data, Full Scale Acoustics
Modeling of wave energy converters by GPUSPH and Project Chrono Wei, Z., Edge, B., Dalrymple, R. Journal Article Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Acoustics, Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
IEC TS 62600-40:2019 - Part 40: Acoustic characterization of marine energy converters IEC Guidance Guidance Current, Wave Acoustics
Acoustic Emission Technology for Engineering Health Monitoring of a Wave Energy Converter Walsh, J. Thesis Thesis Wave, Point Absorber Acoustics
Quantifying Detection Range of Acoustic Tags for Probability of Fish Encountering MHK Devices Sanderson, B., Buhariwalla, C., Adams, M. Conference Paper Conference Paper Acoustics, Mooring
Fish Monitoring to Assess Effects of a Turbine in a Tidal Energy Development Site Daroux, A., Zydlewski, G. Conference Paper Conference Paper Tidal Field Data Acoustics
Acoustic Characteristics of the Lifesaver Wave Energy Converter Polagye, B., Murphy, P., Cross, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave Test Center Acoustics
Monitoring the condition of Marine Renewable Energy Devices through underwater Acoustic Emissions: Case study of a Wave Energy Converter in Falmouth Bay, UK Walsh, J., Bashir, I., Garrett, J. Journal Article Journal Article Wave Field Data Acoustics
Performance Comparison of Marine Renewable Energy Converter Mooring Lines Subjected to Real Sea and Accelerated Loads Rodriguez, A., Weller, S., Cañedo, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current, Riverine, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Acoustics, Mooring
Acoustic emission health monitoring of marine renewables: Illustration with a wave energy converter in Falmouth Bay (UK) Walsh, J., Bashir, I., Thies, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Full Scale Acoustics
Grid emulator for compliance testing of Wave Energy Converters Biligiri, K., Harpool, S., von Jouanne, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave Acoustics, Grid Integration
Assessing the influence of inflow turbulence on noise and performance of a tidal turbine using large eddy simulations Lloyd, T., Turnock, S., Humphrey, V. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Acoustics, Performance
Underwater noise measurements of a 1/7thscale wave energy converter Bassett, C., Thomson, J., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Field Data, Scale Device Acoustics
Numerical modelling of the response of tidal resonance to the presence of a barrage Finlay, L., Couch, S., Ingram, D. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Acoustics
Underwater Noise Modelling of Wave Energy Devices Patricio, S., Soares, C., Sarmento, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave Field Data, Modeling Acoustics
Determination of sea conditions for wave energy conversion by spectral analysis Yagci, B., Wegener, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Wave Modeling Acoustics
Advances in Oscillating Water Column Air Turbine Development Tease, W., Lees, J., Hall, A. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Acoustics, Performance
An experimental investigation on cavitation, noise, and slipstream characteristics of ocean stream turbines Wang, D., Atlar, M., Sampson, R. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Acoustics, Structural
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