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Riverine

Capturing energy from river current.

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. This movement of water downstream can be used to generate electricity via turbines or oscillating hydrofoils.

Hydroelectric dams are not within the scope of Tethys Engineering. 

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Riverine

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 Riverine.

Total: 162

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Effects of flow depth variations on the wake recovery behind a horizontal-axis hydrokinetic in-stream turbine Aghsaee, P., Markfort, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Performance and resilience of hydrokinetic turbine arrays under large migrating fluvial bedforms Musa, M., Hill, C., Sotiropoulos, F. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Identification and Control of a River-Current-Turbine Generator—Application to a Full-Scale Prototype Hauck, M., Rumeau, A., Bratcu, A. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Full Scale Power Take Off
Evaluation of the wake around a 22-kW hydrokinetic turbine Aguilera, M., Soviak, J., d'Auteuil, S. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Assessment of Debris Mitigation Systems for Tidal and River Turbines Cornett, A., Provan, M., Bear, M. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Lab Data, Scale Device Structural
Generation Forecasting for Small Run-of-the-River Hydroelectric Systems Using Statistical Learning Models Song, N. Thesis Current, Riverine Modeling
Assessment of hydrokinetic energy resources downstream of hydropower plants Holanda, P., Blanco, C., Mesquita, A. Journal Article Current, Riverine
Obtaining energy from tidal microturbines: A practical example in the Nalón River Alvarez, E., Rico-Secades, M., Suarez, D. Journal Article Current, Riverine, Tidal Modeling
Experimental and numerical characterization of a full-scale portable hydrokinetic turbine prototype for river applications Riglin, J., Carter III, F., Oblas, N. Journal Article Current, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance parameters of Savonius type hydrokinetic turbine – A Review Kumar, A., Saini, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Experimental Study of a Reference Model Vertical-Axis Cross-Flow Turbine Bachant, P., Wosnik, M., Gunawan, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Tidal and River Energy Converter Debris Impact Load and Cable Snag Risk Quantification Wilson, C. Report Current, Riverine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Mooring, Structural
Power Generation for River and Tidal Generators Muljadi, E., Wright, A., Gevorgian, V. Report Current, Tidal, Riverine
Physical and Numerical Modeling of Cross-Flow Turbines Bachant, P. Thesis Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
ORPC RivGen Wake Characterization Guerra, M., Thomson, J. Conference Paper Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
Advanced Energy Harvesting Control Schemes for Marine Renewable Energy Devices McEntee, J., Polagye, B., Fabien, B. Report Current, Tidal, Riverine Field Data, Lab Data Control
Preliminary Analysis of Potential for River Hydrokinetic Energy Technologies in the Amazon Basin Filizola, N., Melo, E., Armijos, E. Report Current, Riverine
Riverine hydrokinetic resource assessment. A case study of a lowland river in Lithuania Punys, P., Adamonyte, I., Kvaraciejus, A. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Surface Debris Characterization and Mitigation Strategies and Their Impact on the Operation of River Energy Conversion Deviceson the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska Johnson, J., Kasper, J., Schmid, J. Report Current, Riverine
Characterization and control of cross-flow turbines in shear flow Forbush, D., Polagye, B., Thomson, J. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Field Data Control, Hydrodynamics
The Effects of River and Debris Diversion Structure Generated Turbulence on the Oceana River Energy Converter Johnson, J., Kasper, J., Hansen, N. Conference Paper Current, Riverine
U.S. Department of Energy Reference Model 1 & 2: Experimental Results on Performance & Wake Characteristics Hill, C., Neary, V., Gunawan, B. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Protection of In-River Hydrokinetic Power-Generating Devices from Surface Debris in Alaskan Rivers Johnson, J., Schmid, J., Kasper, J. Report Current, Riverine Field Data
U.S. Department of Energy Reference Model Program RM2: Experimental Results Hill, C., Neary, V., Gunawan, B. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Full Scale, Scale Device Performance
Hydraulic Impacts of Hydrokinetic Devices Kartezhnikova, M., Ravens, T. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Power Take Off
Characterizing the mean flow field in rivers for resource and environmental impact assessments of hydrokinetic energy generation sites Petrie, J., Diplas, P. , Gutierrez, M. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
Reynolds Number Dependence of Cross-Flow Turbine Performance and Near-Wake Characteristics Bachant, P., Wosnik, M. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling, Full Scale Performance
Experimental Study of Darrieus-Savonius Water Turbine with Deflector: Effect of Deflector on the Performance Sahim, K., Ihtisan, K., Santoso, D. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data Performance
Blade Number Effect for A Horizontal Axis River Current Turbine at A Low Velocity Condition Utilizing A Parametric Study with Mathematical Model of Blade Element Momentum Balaka, R., Rachman, A., Delly, J. Journal Article Current, Riverine Performance
Status of micro-hydrokinetic river technology in rural applications: A review of literature Vermaak, H., Kusakana, K., Koko, S. Journal Article Current, Riverine
A Coupled Hydro-Structural Design Optimization for Hydrokinetic Turbines Kolekar, N., Banerjee, A. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current, Riverine, Tidal Power Take Off, Structural
The Söderfors Project: Experimental Hydrokinetic Power Station Deployment and First Results Lundin, S., Forslund, J., Carpman, N. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current, Riverine Test Center
Turbulent Inflow Characteristics for Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion in Rivers Neary, V., Gunawan, B., Sale, D. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Power measurement of hydrokinetic turbines with free-surface and blockage effect Birjandi, A., Bibeau, E., Chatoorgoon, V. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrokinetic power generation for rural electricity supply: Case of South Africa Kusakana, K., Vermaak, H. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Transmission Shaft Design for Hydrokinetic Turbine with Reliability Consideration Pusapati, G. Thesis Current, Ocean Current, Riverine Modeling Power Take Off
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
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
Assessment and Mapping of the Riverine Hydrokinetic Resource in the Continental United States Jacobson, P., Ravens, T., Cunningham, K. Report Current, Riverine Modeling
Investigation of macro-turbulent flow structures interaction with a vertical hydrokinetic river turbine Birjandi, A., Woods, J., Bibeau, E. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
Synchronized control of cross-flow-water-turbine-based twin towers Vallet, M., Munteanu, I., Bratcu, A. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Control
Reliability analysis for hydrokinetic turbine blades Hu, Z., Du, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine Hydrodynamics
Hydrokinetic Assessment of the Kvichak River near Igiugig, Alaska, Using a Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model Toniolo, H. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
Ice Adhesion Issues in Renewable Energy Infrastructure Carriveau, R., Edrisy, A., Cadieux, P. Journal Article Current, Riverine
Tanana River Hydrodynamic Energy Test Site Debris and Foundation Study Schmid, J. Report Current, Riverine
HYDROKAL: A module for in-stream hydrokinetic resource assessment Duvoy, P., Toniolo, H. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling
The importance of flow and turbulence characteristics for hydrokinetic energy development on the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska Walsh, C., Fochesatto, J., Toniolo, H. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
Reference Model 2: ‘Rev 0’ Rotor Design Barone, M., Griffith, T., Berg, J. Report Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
The Contribution of Environmental Siting and Permitting Requirements to the Cost of Energy for Marine and Hydrokinetic Devices Reference Models #1, #2 and #3 Copping, A., Geerlofs, S. Report Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine, Wave, Point Absorber Full Scale, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Reference Inflow Characterization for River Resource Reference Model: Reference Model 2 (RM2) Neary, V. Report Current, Riverine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
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