Current

Capturing energy from tidal channels, ocean currents, or rivers.

Current energy can be captured from tidal channels, ocean currents, or rivers. Ocean current energy technologies capture the energy from the relatively constant flow of ocean currents, which are driven by several factors, including wind, bathymetry, and the rotation of the Earth, as well as water temperature, density, and salinity. Tidal energy technologies capture the energy from flow induced by the rise and fall of tides, which is driven by gravitational influence of the moon and sun on the Earth’s oceans. Land or subsea constrictions, such as straits and inlets, can create high velocity currents at specific sites, making them suitable for electricity generation. Riverine energy technologies extract the kinetic energy from flowing water in rivers to generate electricity. Although not technically a marine resource, as part of the natural hydrological cycle, water from drainage basins, groundwater springs, and snow melt feed rivers that flow towards lakes, seas, and oceans.

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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

Total results: 2657
Title Author Date Publication Type Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
Tidal turbine performance and loads for various hub heights and wave conditions using high-frequency field measurements and Blade Element Momentum theory Perez, L., Cossu, R., Grinham, A. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Design and economic analysis of a hydrokinetic turbine for household applications Puertas-Frias, C., Willson, C., Garcia-Salaberri, P. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Advancement of Tidal Current Generation Technology in Recent Years: A Review Qin, Z., Tang, X., Wu, Y. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Performance
A low-order wake interaction modeling framework for the performance of ocean current turbines under turbulent conditions Razi, P., Ramaprabhu, P., Tarey, P. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Enhancement of energy capture by flow induced motion of a circular cylinder using passive turbulence control: Decoupling strip thickness and roughness effects He, K., Vinod, A., Banerjee, A. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration, Riverine Lab Data Array Effects, Control, Materials, Structural
Analysis of the momentum recovery in the wake of aligned axial-flow hydrokinetic turbines Posa, A., Broglia, R. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Numerical model of a tidal current acceleration structure Lohani, B., Foran D., Mohammadian, A. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Cost reduction pathway of tidal stream energy in the UK and France Frost, C. Report Report Current, Tidal
Closed-Loop-Flight-Based Combined Geometric and Structural Wing Design optimization Framework for a Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Kite Beknalkar, S., Naik, K., Vermillion, C. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Kite Performance, Structural
Research on the Hydrodynamic Performance of a Horizontal-Axis Tidal Current Turbine with Symmetrical Airfoil Blades Based on Swept-Back Models Yan, Y., Xu, S., Liu, C. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Supporting Ocean Energy Technology Development and Commercialisation: Coherent Application of Guidance, Standards and Certification Ocean Energy Systems (OES), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Report Report Current, Wave
The performance analysis of the low-speed direct-drive generators for harvesting current energy Chen, P-Y., Lee, K-Y., Huang, P. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data Performance, Power Take Off
Off-grid SeaWater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination driven by hybrid tidal range/solar PV systems: Sensitivity analysis and criteria for preliminary design Delgado-Torres, A., García-Rodríguez, L. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance, Power Take Off
Experimental study on the optimum design of diffuser-augmented horizontal-axis tidal turbine Ambarita, E., Harinaldi, Azhari, R. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Study on the Effect of the Guide Vane Opening on the Band Clearance Sediment Erosion in a Francis Turbine Song, X., Zhou, X., Song, H. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Structural
Analysis of tidal turbine blade loading due to blade scale flow Mullings, H., Stallard, T. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
State-of-the-art review and future trends of development of tidal current energy converters in China Si, Y., Liu, X., Wang, T. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal
Fluid–Structure Interaction Modeling of Structural Loads and Fatigue Life Analysis of Tidal Stream Turbine Zhang, Y., Liu, Z., Li, C. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Spatial and temporal variations of the flow characteristics at a tidal stream power site: A high-resolution numerical study Mercier, P., Guillou, S. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Coupled BEM and two-phase mixture model for surrounding flow of horizontal axial turbine over sediment seabed Li, J., Chen, X. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Bibliometric analysis for ocean renewable energy: An comprehensive review for hotspots, frontiers, and emerging trends Hu, H., Xue, W., Jiang, P. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Control and Supervision Requirements for Floating Hybrid Generator Systems García, E., Correcher, A., Quiles, E. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Control, Hybrid Devices
A data-driven long-term metocean data forecasting approach for the design of marine renewable energy systems Penalba, M., Aizpurua, J., Martinez-Perurena, A. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Wave Field Data, Modeling Performance
Evidence of potential synergy between aquaculture and offshore renewable energy Demmer, J., Lewis, M., Robins, P. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Shape Optimization of a Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine (HATT) Blade Using Neural Networks for Response Surface Methodology Rotor, M., Hefazi, H. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
The Effects of Blade Configurations on Performance of a Tidal Vertical Axis Turbine Tavakoli, S., Hemmati, S., Niazi, S. Book Chapter Book Chapter Current, Cross Flow Turbine Performance, Structural
Experimental evaluation of power performance and wake characteristics of twin flanged duct turbines in tandem under bi-directional tidal flows Maduka, M., Li, C. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Numerical Experiments on Hydrodynamic Performance and the Wake of a Self-Starting Vertical Axis Tidal Turbine Array Zhu, L., Hou, E., Zhou, Q. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Numerical Experiments on Hydrodynamic Performance and the Wake of a Self-Starting Vertical Axis Tidal Turbine Array Zhu, L., Hou, E., Zhou, Q. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Turbulent Eddy Generation for the CFD Analysis of Hydrokinetic Turbines Gregori, M., Salvatore, F., Camussi, R. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimization design of the internal structural support of marine turbine blade for weight reduction: A preliminary study Zhu, D., Tao, R., Lu, Z. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Materials, Structural
Fatigue life prediction of composite tidal turbine blades Gonabadi, H., Oila, A., Yadav, A. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials
Experimental comparison of passive blade pitch control strategies for marine current turbines Van Ness, K., Tully, Z., Aliseda, A. Presentation Presentation Current, Tidal Lab Data Control
Field Testing of BladeRunner Current Energy Converter Loeffler, B., Arango, M., Kasper, J. Presentation Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data Performance
Layout and Design Considerations for a Confinement-Exploiting Array of Cross-flow Turbines Polagye, B., Terry, B., Hunt, A. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Modeling Array Effects
Design and testing of an open-source tidal energy converter to advance Marine Energy IEC standards Bichanich, M., Wosnik, M., Neary, V. Presentation Presentation Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Operation of a tidal turbine from a moored vessel in Agate Pass, WA Bassett, C. Presentation Presentation Current, Tidal Field Data Acoustics, Performance
Using marine energy in oyster farming operations: an assessment of opportunities Briggs, C., Grear, M. Presentation Presentation Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Field Testing of Water Horse Current Energy Converter Loeffler, B., Kasper, J., Duvoy, P. Presentation Presentation Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
MHK Wake flow field and power generation predictions using physics-informed convolutional neural networks Zhang, Z., Khosronejad, A. Presentation Presentation Current Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
High-torque low-speed test stand for current energy converter generator testing Bond, B., Loeffler, B. Presentation Presentation Current Lab Data Performance
A Retrievable Ocean Petal Anchor for Marine Energy Devices Williams, W., Gabr, M., Shariar, A. Presentation Presentation Current, Wave Modeling Mooring
Ocean Testing of Hydrokinetic Turbines Schurtenberger, W. Presentation Presentation Current, Tidal, Ocean Current Field Data Performance, Structural
Implementation of the Spatial Environmental Assessment Toolkit McWilliams, S., Jones, C., Roberts, J. Presentation Presentation Current, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Performance of a cross-flow turbine array at high confinement Hunt, A., Polagye, B. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Performance
Open Water Data Acquisition on a Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbine Bharath, A., Ross, H., Nichols, C. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance
Simulations of Dual Cross-Flow Turbines under High Confinement Franck, J., Dave, M. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Modeling the Effects of Surface Waves on Power Generation of Cross-Flow Turbines Hartke, S., Pujara, N., Franck, J. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Assessing the Risk of Hurricane Damage to Marine Hydrokinetic Devices Faria, V., Jamaleddin, N., deQueiroz, A. Presentation Presentation Current, Ocean Current Modeling Mooring
A Grid-Based Interpolation Procedure for Turbulence Analysis in Riverine Settings Duvoy, P., Brown, E., Kasper, J. Presentation Presentation Current, Riverine Modeling
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