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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: 2201

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
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
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
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
CalWave - xWave Higher Order Dynamics and Autonomous Control Testing CalWave Power Technologies, Inc. Report Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Focused wave interactions with floating structures: a blind comparative study Ransley, E., Brown, S., Hann, M. Journal Article Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hydrodynamic Efficiency of a Wave Energy Converter in Front of an Orthogonal Breakwater Konispoliatis, D., Mavrakos, S. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Hydrodynamics
Wave power extraction analysis for an oscillating water column device with various surging lip-walls Wang, C., Zhang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Structural optimization on the oscillating-array-buoys for energy-capturing enhancement of a novel floating wave energy converter system Sun, P., Hu, S., He, H. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Experiments on line arrays of horizontal-axis hydroturbines Okulov, V., Naumov, I., Litvinov, I. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The Fluid Mechanics of Tidal Stream Energy Conversion Adcock, T., Draper, S., Willden, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Verification of a New Wave Energy Converter Meng, Z., Liu, Y., Qin, J. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Combining Flood Damage Mitigation with Tidal Energy Generation: Lowering the Expense of Storm Surge Barrier Costs Basco, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical Study of an Oscillating-Wing Wingmill for Ocean Current Energy Harvesting: Fluid-Solid-Body Interaction with Feedback Control Balam-Tamayo, D., Malaga, C., Figueroa-Espinoza, B. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil, Ocean Current Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Characteristics of flow patterns under pulsatile flow with same oscillatory fraction in the grooved channel Yang, Y., Bian, Y., Arima, H. Journal Article OTEC Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Investigation of Turbulence Modeling for Point-Absorber-Type Wave Energy Converters Windt, C., Davidson, J., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Loads on a Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converter in Regular and Focused Extreme Wave Events Katsidoniotaki, E., Ransley, E., Brown, S. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics
Unsteady surface wave influence on tidal current power forecasting Fituri, A., Aly, H., El-Hawary, E. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Hull geometry optimisation of wave energy converters: On the choice of the optimisation algorithm and the geometry definition Garcia-Teruel, A., DuPont, B., Forehand, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Embedding of a Blade-Element Analytical Model into the SHYFEM Marine Circulation Code to Predict the Performance of Cross-Flow Turbines Pucci, M., Bellafiore, D., Zanforlin, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Evaluation of potential tidal impoundment energy systems in Ria de Aveiro, Portugal Rocha, J., Abreu, T., Felgueiras, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental and numerical investigation of the leading edge sweep angle effect on the performance of a delta blades hydrokinetic turbine Mosbahi, M., Ayadi, A., Chouaibi, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Structural
Efficiency and survivability analysis of a point-absorber wave energy converter using DualSPHysics Ropero-Giralda, P., Crespo, A., Tagliafierro, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
The MoonWEC, a new technology for wave energy conversion in the Mediterranean Sea Miquel, A., Lamberti, A., Antonini, A. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Experimental Investigation of the Flow Field in the Vicinity of an Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Brito, M., Ferreira, R., Teixeira, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Rotational sampling of waves by tidal turbine blades Draycott, S., Steynor, J., Nambiar, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Validation of a turbulence numerical 3D model for an open channel with strong tidal currents Novo, P., Kyozuka, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Performance analysis and tank test validation of a hybrid ocean wave-current energy converter with a single power takeoff Jiang, B., Li, X., Chen, S. Journal Article Current, Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Twin Marine Hydrokinetic Cross-Flow Turbines in Counter Rotating Configurations: A Laboratory-Scaled Apparatus for Power Measurement Doan, M., Kai, Y., Obi, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Deterministic incident-wave elevation prediction in intermediate water depth Korde, U., Coe, R., Bacelli, G. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
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