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Title Author Date Content type Technology Collection Method Application
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 Hybrid BEM-CFD Virtual Blade Model to Predict Interactions between Tidal Stream Turbines under Wave Conditions Lombardi, N., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Zanforlin, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Array Effects, Performance
Optimization of the hydrodynamic performance of a vertical Axis tidal (VAT) turbine using CFD-Taguchi approach Khanjanpour, M., Javadi, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
A numerical performance analysis of a ducted, high-solidity tidal turbine Borg, M., Xiao, Q., Allsop, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Array Arrangement on Vertical Axis Tidal Current Turbine Using Free Vortex Model Han, R., Ma, Y., Li, L. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Numerical Simulations of Two Back-To-Back Horizontal Axis Tidal Stream Turbines in Free-Surface Flows Yan, J., Deng, X., Xu, F. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Influence of surface waves on the hydrodynamic performance of a horizontal axis ocean current turbine Tian, W., Ni, X., Mao, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Investigation of parameters affecting horizontal axis tidal current turbines modeling by blade element momentum theory El-Shahat, S., Li, G., Lai, F. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Development and assessment of a blade element momentum theory model for high solidity vertical axis tidal turbines Mannion, B., Leen, S., Nash, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Blade design and optimization of a horizontal axis tidal turbine Zhu, F., Ding, L., Huang, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Performance Evaluation of a Tidal Current Turbine with Bidirectional Symmetrical Foils Guo, B., Wang, D., Zhou, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Speed control of multiple tidal turbines connected to a shared onshore converter Reynolds, S., Kiprakis, A., Abusara, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
ADV Preview Based Nonlinear Predictive Control for Maximizing Power Generation of a Tidal Turbine With Hydrostatic Transmission Yin, X., Zhao, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Numerical study into horizontal tidal turbine wake velocity deficit: Quasi-steady state and transient approaches Leroux, T., Osbourne, N., Groulx, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Study of the hydrodynamic performance prediction method for a horizontal-axis tidal current turbine with coupled rotation and surging motion Wang, S., Cui, J., Ye, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Multi-fidelity optimization of blade thickness parameters for a horizontal axis tidal stream turbine Kumar, P., Seo, J., Seok, W. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Influence of upstream turbulence on the wake characteristics of a tidal stream turbine Ahmadi, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Impact of Environmental Turbulence on the Performance and Loadings of a Tidal Stream Turbine Ouro, P. , Stoesser, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Hydrodynamic design of rotor blades of marine current turbines Arribas, F. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Fuzzy Supervision Based-Pitch Angle Control of a Tidal Stream Generator for a Disturbed Tidal Input Ghefiri, K., Garrido, A., Rusu, E. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Structural
Added-mass effects on a horizontal-axis tidal turbine using FAST v8 Murray, R., Thresher, R., Jonkman, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Deployment of a floating tidal energy plant in the Marsdiep inlet: resource assessment, environmental characterization and power output Ponsoni, L., Nichols, C., Buatois, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Added-mass effects on Verdant Power's Gen5b horizontal-axis tidal turbine Murray, R., Colby, J. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Multi-dimensional optimisation of Tidal Energy Converters array layouts considering geometric, economic and environmental constraints Gonzalez-Gorbena, E., Qassim, R., Rosman, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Hydrodynamic Design of Tidal Current Turbine and the Effect of Solidity on Performance Badshah, M., Badshah, S., Khalil, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Numerical simulations of wake characteristics of a horizontal axis tidal stream turbine using actuator line model Baba-Ahmadi, M., Dong, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Tidal stream resource assessment uncertainty due to flow asymmetry and turbine yaw misalignment Piano, M., Neill, S., Lewis, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Structural
Performance characteristics of axial flow hydraulic turbine with a collection device in free surface flow field Nishi, Y., Sato, G., Shiohara, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
A study on the floating bridge type horizontal axis tidal current turbine for energy independent islands in Korea Kim, S., Singh, P., Hyum, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Assessing the impact of tidal stream energy extraction on the Lagrangian circulation Guillou, N., Chapalain, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Simulation of horizontal axis tidal turbine wakes using a Weakly-Compressible Cartesian Hydrodynamic solver with local mesh refinement Elie, B., Oger, G., Guillerm, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The Impact of Axial Flow Misalignment on a Tidal Turbine Frost, C. , Evans, P. , Harrold, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Design and manufacture of a bed supported tidal turbine model for blade and shaft load measurement in turbulent flow and waves Payne, G., Stallard, T., Martinez, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
A CFD study on the performance of a tidal turbine under various flow and blockage conditions Koh, W., Nq, E. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The effects of turbulence intensity on the downstream performance of horizontal axis tidal stream turbines Masters, I., Williams, A. , Edmunds, M. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic analysis of horizontal-axis tidal current turbine with rolling and surging coupled motions Wang, S., Sun, K., Liu, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Adaptive Pitch Composite Blades for Axial-Flow Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines Barber, R. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Materials, Performance, Structural
Design and performance enhancement of a bi-directional counter-rotating type horizontal axis tidal turbine Huang, B., Zhu, G. , Kanemoto, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
An optimal tuning strategy for tidal turbines Vennell, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Control, Power Take Off
Experimental study on kinetic energy conversion of horizontal axis tidal stream turbine Seo, J., Lee, S., Choi, W. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Simulating tidal turbines with multi-scale mesh optimisation techniques Abolghasemi, M., Piggott, M. , Spinneken, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling
The effects of yawing motion with different frequencies on the hydrodynamic performance of floating vertical-axis tidal current turbines Kai, W., Ke, S., Qi-hu, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Cavitation observations and noise measurements of horizontal axis tidal turbines with biomimetic blade leading-edge designs Shi, W., Atlar, M., Rosli, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Performance of an ideal turbine in an inviscid shear flow Draper, S., Nishino, T. , Adcock, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Wake field studies of tidal current turbines with different numerical methods Liu, J., Lin, H., Purimitla, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Grid parity in tidal stream energy projects: An assessment of financial, technological and economic LCOE input parameters Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Numerical and experimental analysis of a counter-rotating type horizontal-axis tidal turbine Huang, B., Nakanishi, Y., Kanemoto, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Multi-objective numerical optimization of the front blade pitch angle distribution in a counter-rotating type horizontal-axis tidal turbine Huang, B., Kanemoto, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Structural
Performance study on a counter-rotating tidal current turbine by CFD and model experimentation Lee, N., Kim, I., Kim, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance
The effect of tidal flow directionality on tidal turbine performance characteristics Frost, C. , Morris, C., Mason-Jones, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance

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