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ITTC-Recommended Guidelines Model Tests for Current Turbines

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Title: ITTC-Recommended Guidelines Model Tests for Current Turbines
Author:
Specialist Committee on Testing of Marine Renewable Devices of the 27th ITTC
Publication Date:
Event Name:
27th International Towing Tank Conference
Event Location:
Copenhagen, Denmark
Publisher:
ITTC
Technology:
Current
Economics:
Standards
Language:
English

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Specialist Committee on Testing of Marine Renewable Devices of the 27th ITTC (2014). ITTC-Recommended Guidelines Model Tests for Current Turbines. Paper presented at 27th International Towing Tank Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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TI - ITTC-Recommended Guidelines Model Tests for Current Turbines
AU - Specialist Committee on Testing of Marine Renewable Devices of the 27th ITTC
T2 - 27th International Towing Tank Conference
C1 - Copenhagen, Denmark
AB - The purpose of this document is to offer guidance to research organisations on designing and performing model tests of current turbine devices at small, intermediate, and field-scale in a reproducible environment at a hydrodynamic test facility suitable for testing such devices. This guideline addresses testing of devices intended to extract energy from both tidal currents, which typically involve bi-directional flow, and ocean currents, which typically involve uni-directional flow. Key issues addressed are:Definition of the stages of a device test program – Technology Readiness Level (TRL) definitionSummary of testing requirements / challenges for device type (ocean v tidal current, rotating v non-rotating, shallow v deep deployment, rigid mounting v flexible mooring) and device development stage;Coupling between model scale, choice of facility, device type, and experiment stage.Identification of common error sources associated with small to field-scale testing with guidelines on impact on test success, interpretation of test results and how to quantify and report measurement error.
DA - 2014/04//
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PB - ITTC
LA - English
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Abstract

The purpose of this document is to offer guidance to research organisations on designing and performing model tests of current turbine devices at small, intermediate, and field-scale in a reproducible environment at a hydrodynamic test facility suitable for testing such devices. This guideline addresses testing of devices intended to extract energy from both tidal currents, which typically involve bi-directional flow, and ocean currents, which typically involve uni-directional flow. Key issues addressed are:

  • Definition of the stages of a device test program – Technology Readiness Level (TRL) definition
  • Summary of testing requirements / challenges for device type (ocean v tidal current, rotating v non-rotating, shallow v deep deployment, rigid mounting v flexible mooring) and device development stage;
  • Coupling between model scale, choice of facility, device type, and experiment stage.
  • Identification of common error sources associated with small to field-scale testing with guidelines on impact on test success, interpretation of test results and how to quantify and report measurement error.