CFD Power and Load Prediction on a 1MW Tidal Stream Turbine with Typical Velocity Profiles from the EMEC Test Site

Apsley, D.; McNaughton, J.; Stansby, P.; Rolfo, S.; Stallard, T. (2013). CFD Power and Load Prediction on a 1MW Tidal Stream Turbine with Typical Velocity Profiles from the EMEC Test Site. Paper presented at 10th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2013), Aalborg, Denmark.

Abstract

This paper presents the predicted effect of realistic velocity profiles on a 1MW tidal stream turbine (TST) using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). A baseline study using a uniform onset velocity and low turbulence intensity is first performed.