Tidal resource in strait between island and landmass

Alistair Borthwick; Alberto Pérez-Ortiz; Helen Smith; Paul Vigars; Qing Xiao

Tidal resource in strait between island and landmass

Alistair Borthwick, Alberto Pérez-Ortiz, Helen Smith, Paul Vigars, Qing Xiao

Naval Architecture, Ocean And Marine Engineering

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Abstract

Worldwide, many coastal sites with the potential for tidal power generation fall into the category of a strait between an island and a landmass. This paper characterizes the resource at an idealised strait and assesses the influence of the presence of the landmass on the extracted power from the strait. The results show that the island geometry and associated flow dynamics can alter estimates based on ideal flows. The presence of the island has a major influence on the tidal resource, with the landmass having a positive effect on the rate of maximum extracted power from the strait. The results confirm that the maximum power extracted is not directly related to the power naturally dissipated by bottom friction or the undisturbed kinetic flux in the strait.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 11 Sept 2015
Event	11th European and Tidal Energy Conference - Nantes, France Duration: 6 Sept 2015 → 11 Sept 2015 https://ewtec.org/conferences/ewtec-2015/

Conference

Conference	11th European and Tidal Energy Conference
Abbreviated title	EWTEC 2015
Country/Territory	France
City	Nantes
Period	6/09/15 → 11/09/15
Internet address	https://ewtec.org/conferences/ewtec-2015/

Keywords

tidal power
resource assessment
shallow water equations
island
land mass

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Tidal resource in strait between island and landmass

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