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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: 2142

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
A viscous vortex lattice method for analysis of cross-flow propellers and turbines Epps, B., Roesler, B., Medvitz, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Numerical simulations of surf zone wave dynamics using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Lowe, R., Buckley, M., Altomare, C. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Unsteady hydrodynamics of a full-scale tidal turbine operating in large wave conditions Scarlett, G., Sellar, B., Bremer, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A Study of Multi-Component Oscillating-Foil Hydrokinetic Turbines with a GPU-Accelerated Boundary Element Method Koutsogiannakis, P., Filippas, E., Belibassakis, K. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental Validation of Model Predictive Control Applied to the Azura Wave Energy Converter Ling, B., Bosma, B., Brekken, T. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic performance of an offshore-stationary OWC device with a horizontal bottom plate: Experimental and numerical study Deng, Z., Wang, C., Wang, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Shape Optimization of a Submerged Pressure Differential Wave Energy Converter for Load Reductions Kelly, M., Alam, M. Conference Paper Wave, Pressure Differential Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Wave power extraction from multiple oscillating water columns along a straight coast Zheng, S., Antonini, A., Zhang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Numerical Analysis of Leading-Edge Vortex Effect on Tidal Current Energy Extraction Performance for Chord-Wise Deformable Oscillating Hydrofoil Xu, J., Zhu, H., Guan, D. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Monopile-mounted wave energy converter for a hybrid wind-wave system Pérez-Collazo, C., Pemberton, R., Greaves, D. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
High-Resolution Regional Wave Hindcast for Hawaii García-Medina, G., Yang, Z., Li, N. Report Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental and numerical investigations of a two-body floating-point absorber wave energy converter in regular waves Xu, Q., Li, Y., Yu, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Power extraction in regular and random waves from an OWC in hybrid wind-wave energy systems Michele, S., Renzi, E., Pérez-Collazo, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics
Evaluation of the near future wave energy resources in the Black Sea under two climate scenarios Rusu, E. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Influences of winglets on the hydrodynamic performance of horizontal axis current turbines Yiru, R., Bingwen, L., Tiantian, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Ocean Energy Systems Wave Energy Modelling Task: Modelling, Verification and Validation of Wave Energy Converters Wendt, F., Nielsen, K., Yu, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental study of the turbulence in the areas of strong currents and it impact on the tidal turbines Ikhennicheu, M. Thesis Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Modeling and control of tethered undersea kites Li, H., Olinger, D., Demetriou, M. Journal Article Current, Kite Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Structural
The Analysis of Structural Strength and Fatigue Strength of Vertical Axis Hydraulic Turbine Kong, F., Ding, H., Su, W. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Methodology for creating nonaxisymmetric WECs to screen mooring designs using a Morison Equation approach Bull, D., Jacob, P. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off, Structural
A Formulation of the Thrust Coefficient for Representing Finite-Sized Farms of Tidal Energy Converters Soto-Rivas, K., Richter, D., Escauriaza, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrostructural Optimization of a Marine Current Turbine Through Multi-fidelity Numerical Models Thandayutham, K., Samad, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Wave-to-Wire Model Development and Validation for Two OWC Type Wave Energy Converters Benreguig, P., Kelly, J., Pakrashi, V. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Experimental and numerical investigation of flow patterns and performance of a modified Savonius hydrokinetic rotor Zhang, Y., Kang, C., Ji, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Harvesting ocean energy with a small-scale tidal-current turbine and fish aggregating device in the Indonesian Archipelagos Mutsuda, H., Rahmawati, S., Taniguchi, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Finite Element Vortex Method for Hydrodynamic Analysis of Vertical Axis Cycloidal Tidal Turbine Jiang, J., Ju, Q., Yang, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Structural
Power variability of tidal-stream energy and implications for electricity supply Lewis, M., McNaughton, J., Márquez-Dominguez, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Implementation of a Full Momentum Conservative Approach in Modelling Flow Through Tidal Structures Čož, N., Ahmadian, R., Falconer, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Survey and numerical model analysis for siting kilowatt-scale tidal turbines Cavagnaro, R., Thomson, J., Dillon, T. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Interaction of Ocean Wave Energy Converters Vlijmen, B., Goudswaard, R., Boere, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Test Center Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Wind effects in the parametrisation of physical characteristics for a nearshore wave model Lavidas, G., Polinder, H. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Dynamics and control of air turbines in oscillating-water-column wave energy converters: Analyses and case study Henriques, J., Portillo, J., Sheng, W. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Predicting and optimizing the energy-generation performance of an in-stream turbine operating with twin, unconfined, counter-rotating screws by means of CFD Modeling Lamoureux, A., Baker, D., Doyon, J. Conference Paper Current, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Modelling and testing of hydraulic power take-off for wave energy converter on artificial breakwater Xu, J., Xu, T., Yang, Y. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Hydrodynamic response and power efficiency analysis of heaving wave energy converter integrated with breakwater Reabroy, R., Zheng, X., Zhang, L. Journal Article Point Absorber, Attenuator Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Numerical modelling of a point‐absorbing WEC model using DualSPHysics coupled with a multiphysics library Tagliafierro, B., Crespo, A., Dominguez, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Hydrodynamic performance characterisation of a tidal energy generation system buoyancy assembly using CFD Lai, L., Hayes, N. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Multi-directional waves and time domain perturbed field visualization of the WaveSub device Faraggiana, E., Masters, I., Chapman, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Wave-induced real-fluid effects in marine energy converters: Review and application to OWC devices Zabala, I., Henriques, J., Blanco, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Characterizing the dynamic behavior and performance of a scaled prototype point absorber wave energy converter in a large wave flume Bacelli, G., Ginsburg, M., Haegmueller, A. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Site-specific wave energy conversion performance of an oscillating water column device López, I., Carballo, R., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Influence of Near-blade hydrodynamics on Cross-flow Turbine performance Snortland, A., Polagye, B., Williams, O. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Modelling of a wave energy converter array with a nonlinear power take-off system in the frequency domain Wei, Y., Bechlenberg, A. , van Rooij, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling Array Effects, Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Development of WEC design loads: A comparison of numerical and experimental approaches Rosenberg, B., Mundon, T., Coe, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Sensitivity of bathymetry and choice of tidal constituents on tidal-stream energy resource characterization in the Gulf of California, Mexico Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I., Lewis, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
New MoonWEC concept and its device optimization Miquel, A., Archetti, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
The spring-like air compressibility effect in oscillating-water-column wave energy converters: Review and analyses Falcão, A., Henriques, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Modeling analysis of the swell and wind-sea climate in the Salish Sea Yang, Z., García-Medina, G., Wu, W. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Measuring the hydraulic effect of hydrokinetic energy extraction in the Tanana River, Alaska Edgerly, E., Ravens, T. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
Experimental Study on the Hydrodynamic Performance of a Heaving Buoy Assembled on a Net Cage Platform Shi, H., Dong, X., Feng, L. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Hydrodynamics, Performance
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