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Hydrodynamics

Interactions between fluids and device structures.

Hydrodynamics refers to the interactions between fluids and device structures. In the context of marine renewable energy, hydrodynamics is typically discussed in relation to array effects, performance, and control. Common focuses of research include, recovery from turbulent wake fields and how this affects device spacing within a tidal array, as well as performance testing in different conditions. Hydrodynamic studies may involve experimental analysis of wake characteristics or the use of computational fluid dynamics modeling.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Hydrodynamics

Tethys Engineering is a knowledge hub that contains documents and resources about the technical aspects of marine energy development. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Engineering Knowledge Base associated with Hydrodynamics.

Total: 2175

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Spatial evolution and kinetic energy restoration in the wake zone behind a tidal turbine: An experimental study Chen, Y., Sun, J., Lin, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Time-domain analysis of a bean-shaped multi-body floating wave energy converter with a hydraulic power take-off using WEC-Sim Sricharan, V., Chandrasekaran, S. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off, Structural
Interaction of oblique waves with an Oscillating Water Column device Rodriguez, A., Flores, A., Ilzarbe, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
The influence of waves propagating with the current on the wake of a tidal stream turbine Zhang, Y., Zang, W., Zheng, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Status of Marine Current Energy Conversion in China Liu, H., Bahaj, A. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling, Full Scale, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Theoretical modelling of the three-dimensional wake of vertical axis turbines Ouro, P., Lazennec, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The power flow and the wave energy flux at an operational wave farm: Findings from Mutriku, Bay of Biscay Ibarra-Berastegi, G., Ulazia, A., Sáenz, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Nonlinear hydrodynamic modeling of an offshore stationary multi-oscillating water column platform Zhou, Y., Ning, D., Chen, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Flow Field Measurement of Laboratory-Scaled Cross-Flow Hydrokinetic Turbines: Part I—The Near-Wake of a Single Turbine Doan, M., Kai, Y., Kawata, T. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
The performance of a weir-mounted tidal turbine: An experimental investigation Verbeek, M., Uijttewaal, W. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic Characterisation of a Garman-Type Hydrokinetic Turbine Lain, S., Contreras, L., Lopez, O. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Surface Characterisation of Kolk-Boils within Tidal Stream Environments Using UAV Imagery Slingsby, J., Scott, B., Kregting, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Passive flow control mechanisms with bioinspired flexible blades in cross-flow tidal turbines Hoerner, S., Abbaszadeh, S., Cleynen, O. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Structural
Investigation of Nonlinear Difference-Frequency Wave Excitation on a Semisubmersible Offshore-Wind Platform With Bichromatic-Wave CFD Simulations Wang, L., Robertson, A., Jonkman, J. Conference Paper Modeling Hydrodynamics, Substructure
Deep Learning for Wave Energy Converter Modeling Using Long Short-Term Memory Mousavi, S., Ghasemi, M., Manshadi, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Surrogate based optimization of a Bi-Directional impulse turbine for OWC-WEC: Effect of guide vane lean and stagger angle for pseudo-sinusoidal wave conditions Ezhilsabareesh, K., Suchithra, R., Thandayutham, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Numerical modelling of wave run-up heights and loads on heaving buoy wave energy converter under the influence of regular waves Yu, T., Tang, Y., Shi, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental investigation into effects of boundary proximity and blockage on horizontal-axis tidal turbine wake Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., Zheng, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Performance of an U-Shaped Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Device under Oblique Incident Waves Trivedi, K., Koley, S., Panduranga, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
DualSPHysics: from fluid dynamics to multiphysics problems Dominguez, J., Fourtakas, G., Altomare, C. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance
On the scaling of turbulence in a high Reynolds number tidal flow Milne, I. , Graham, J., Coles, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Mooring-Configurations Induced Decay Motions of a Buoy Jiang, C., Moctar, O., Schellin, T. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
A Procedure to Calculate First-Order Wave-Structure Interaction Loads in Wave Farms and Other Multi-Body Structures Subjected to Inhomogeneous Waves Rodrigues, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Ocean Energy Systems Wave Energy Modeling Task 10.4: Numerical Modeling of a Fixed Oscillating Water Column Bingham, H., Yu, Y., Nielsen, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Validation of simulated wave energy converter responses to focused waves Rij, J., Yu, Y., Tran, T. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Effects of blade parameters on the hydrodynamic performance of an impulse turbine of oscillation water column wave energy Wang, X., Yan, Y., Wang, W. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Physical Modelling of the Effect on the Wave Field of the WaveCat Wave Energy Converter Allen, J., Iglesias, G., Greaves, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Reactive control of wave energy devices – the modelling paradox Windt, C., Faedo, N., Penalba, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Focused wave interactions with floating structures: a blind comparative study Ransley, E., Brown, S., Hann, M. Journal Article Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Performance Characteristics of Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine with Tidal Current Interaction Hannan, M., Ahmed, Y., Zaid, N. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
CalWave - xWave Higher Order Dynamics and Autonomous Control Testing CalWave Power Technologies, Inc. Report Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
A platform for Kuroshio Energy Harvesters Yeh, P-H., Tsai, S-Y., Chen, W-R. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Substructure
The impact of turbulence and turbine operating condition on the wakes of tidal turbines Ebdon, T., Allmark, M., O'Doherty, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The effects of geometrical buoy shape with nonlinear Froude-Krylov force on a heaving buoy point absorber Kim, S-J., Koo, W., Kim, M-H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
3D Simulation with Flow-Induced Rotation for Non-Deformable Tidal Turbines Robin, I., Bennis, A., Dauvin, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Wave Propagation Studies in Numerical Wave Tanks with Weakly Compressible Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Chakraborty, S., Balachandran, B. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Tidal Stream vs. Wind Energy: The Value of Cyclic Power When Combined with Short-Term Storage in Hybrid Systems Coles, D., Angeloudis, A., Goss, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Effect of a Support Tower on the Performance and Wake of a Tidal Current Turbine Rehman, Z., Badshah, S., Rafique, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Flow-field and wake analysis of novel double-rotor open-center tidal current turbine by CFD simulations Castiglione, T., Barbarelli, S., Zupone, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Modeling the wake dynamics of a marine hydrokinetic turbine using different actuator representations Sandoval, J., Soto-Rivas, K., Gotelli, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Validation of the dynamic load characteristics on a Tidal Stream Turbine when subjected to wave and current interaction Lloyd, C., Allmark, M., Ordonez-Sanchez, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Characterization of the turbulent wake of an axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine via large-eddy simulation Posa, A., Broglia, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
A Numerical Swallowing-Capacity Analysis of a Vacant, Cylindrical, Bi-Directional Tidal Turbine Duct in Aligned & Yawed Flow Conditions Borg, M., Xiao, Q., Allsop, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Substructure
Influence of Power Take-Off Modelling on the Far-Field Effects of Wave Energy Converter Farms Fernandez, G., Stratigaki, V., Quartier, N. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Cross-Flow Tidal Turbines with Highly Flexible Blades—Experimental Flow Field Investigations at Strong Fluid–Structure Interactions Hoerner, S., Kösters, I., Vignal, L. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Oscillating Hydrofoil, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
The Efficiency of a Fence of Tidal Turbines in the Alderney Race: Comparison between Analytical and Numerical Models Thiébot, J., Dirieh, N., Guillou, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Modeling of a Marine Hydrokinetic Cycloturbine Vehicle Goldschmidt, M., Horn, J., Jonson, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Structural
Assessing the validity of regular wave theory in a short physical wave flume using particle image velocimetry Windt, C., Untrau, A., Davidson, J. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Modelling a Heaving Point-Absorber with a Closed-Loop Control System Using the DualSPHysics Code Ropero-Giralda, P., Crespo, A., Coe, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Performance Improvement of a Darrieus Tidal Turbine with Active Variable Pitch Delafin, P.-L., Deniset, F., Astolfi, J. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
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