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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Marine Energy Documents Related to Current

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 Current.

Total: 3450

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Transmission Shaft Design for Hydrokinetic Turbine with Reliability Consideration Pusapati, G. Thesis Current, Ocean Current, Riverine Modeling Power Take Off
Numerical investigations of the effects of different arrays on power extractions of horizontal axis tidal current turbines Bai, G., Li, J., Fan, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Performance assessment of Tidal Stream Turbines: A parametric approach Ramos, V., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Performance
Site selection for tidal turbine installation in the Strait of Malacca Sakmani, A., Lam, W., Hashim, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Tidal Energy and Main Resources In the Persian Gulf Gorji-Bandpy, M. , Azimi, M. , Jouya, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Cross-flow turbine performance and wake characterization Polagye, B., Cavagnaro, R., Niblick, A. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the DOE Reference Model 1 Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Javaherchi, T., Stelzenmuller, N., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Current Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Evaluation of a model for predicting the tidal velocity in fjord entrances Lalander, E., Thomassen, P., Leijon, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Network Security Assessments for Integrating Large-Scale Tidal Current and Ocean Wave Resources Into Future Electrical Grids Khan, J., Leon, D. , Moshref, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Grid Integration
Numerical and experimental study of the interaction between two marine current turbines Mycek, P., Gaurier, B., Germain, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects
Influence of a velocity profile & support structure on tidal stream turbine performance Mason-Jones, A., O'Doherty, D. , Morris, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
A methodology for equitable performance assessment and presentation of wave energy converters based on sea trials Kofoed, J., Pecher, A., Margheritini, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data Performance
Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Generator for an Oscillating Hydrofoil in a Tidal Current Regime Tarafdar, S., Abroshan, M., Mirsalim, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Fatigue Behaviour of Glass Fibre Reinforced Composites for Ocean Energy Conversion Systems Boisseau, A., Thiebaud, F. Journal Article Current, Wave Lab Data Materials
Experimental Validation and Numerical Simulation Evaluation of a Shrouded Tidal Current Turbine Sun, H., Kyozuka, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Multicylinder Flow-induced Motions: Enhancement by Passive Turbulence control at 28,000<Re<120,000 Kim, E., Bernitsas, M., Kumar, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data
Tidal Energy Resource Characterization: Methodology and Field Study in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, WA (USA) Polagye, B., Thomson, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Influence of saline environment on creep rupture life of Nimonic-263 for marine turbine application Bagui, S., Ray, A., Sahu, J. Journal Article Current Lab Data Materials
Performance of Combined Water Turbine with Semielliptic Section of the Savonius Rotor Sahim, K., Santoso, D., Radentan, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling
Characterization of the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska, to Determine the Important Factors Affecting Site Selection, Deployment, and Operation of Hydrokinetic Devices to Generate Power Johnson, J., Toniolo, H., Seitz, A. Report Current, Riverine Field Data
Blade loads on tidal turbines in planar oscillatory flow Milne, I. , Day, A., Sharma, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Structural
On the velocity distribution for hydro-kinetic energy conversion from tidal currents and rivers Lalander, E., Grabbe, M., Leijon, M. Journal Article Current, Riverine, Tidal Field Data
Variability and phasing of tidal current energy around the United Kingdom Iyer, A., Couch, S., Harrison, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
A coupled blade element momentum – Computational fluid dynamics model for evaluating tidal stream turbine performance Malki, R., Williams, A., Croft, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
A case study of a novel ducted composite material marine current turbine Wang, J., Gower, B., Müller, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Estimation of tidal power potential Walters, R., Tarbotton, M., Hiles, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Static and Fatigue Analysis of Composite Turbine Blades Under Random Ocean Current Loading Zhou, F., Mahfuz, H., Alsenas, G. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Methodology for tidal turbine representation in ocean circulation model Roc, T., Conley, D., Greaves, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Evaluation of the durability of composite tidal turbine blades Davies, P., Germain, G., Gaurier, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Materials, Structural
Influence of tidal parameters on SeaGen flicker performance MacEnri, J. , Reed, M., Thiringer, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance
Assessment of arrays of in-stream tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy Karsten, R., Swan, A., Culina, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Interactions between tidal turbine wakes: experimental study of a group of three-bladed rotors Stallard, T., Collings, R., Feng, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Modelling of the Flow Field Surrounding Tidal Turbine Arrays for Varying Positions in a Channel Daly, T., Myers, L., Bahaj, L. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Marine current energy conversion: the dawn of a new era in electricity production Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Array Effects, Performance
Characteristics of the Turbulence in the flow at a tidal stream power site Milne, I. , Sharma, R. , Flay, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Optimization of multiple turbine arrays in a channel with tidally reversing flow by numerical modelling with adaptive mesh Divett, T., Vennell, R., Stevens, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Blockage effects on the hydrodynamic performance of a marine cross-flow turbine Consul, C. , Willden, R., McIntosh, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics
Energy potential of a tidal fence deployed near a coastal headland Draper, S., Borthwick, A., Houlsby, G. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Accuracy of the actuator disc-RANS approach for predicting the performance and wake of tidal turbines Batten, W. , Harrison, M., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Appraising the extractable tidal energy resource of the UK's western coastal waters Yates, N., Walkington, I., Burrows, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
A large-eddy simulation study of wake propagation and power production in an array of tidal-current turbines Churchfield, M., Li, Y., Moriarty, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Evaluation of Tidal Stream Resource in a Potential Array Area Via Direct Measurements Fairley, I., Evans, P., Wooldridge, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
On the interaction between a turbulent open channel flow and an axial-flow turbine Chamorro, L., Hill, C., Morton, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Taming Tides Harris, A. Magazine Article Current, Ocean Current, Tidal
Numerical simulation of a new type of cross flow tidal turbine using OpenFOAM – Part I: Calibration of energy extraction Gebreslassie, M., Tabor, G., Belmont, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Modeling and validation of a cross flow turbine using free vortex model and a modified dynamic stall model Urbina, R., Peterson, M., Kimball, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Modeling tidal stream energy extraction and its effects on transport processes in a tidal channel and bay system using a three-dimensional coastal ocean model Yang, Z., Wang, T., Copping, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The extractable power from a split tidal channel: An equivalent circuit analysis Cummins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Operational planning of an independent microgrid containing tidal power generators, SOFCs, and photovoltaics Obara, S., Kawai, M., Kawae, O. Journal Article Current, Tidal Grid Integration
Wave Farm Impact Based on Realistic Wave-WEC Interaction Carballo, R., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Wave, Overtopping Modeling
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