Tidal current turbine is one of the innovative and emerging technologies of marine
renewable energies because it offers constant and predictable energy source that can be …

Interest in the advancement of hydrokinetic energy conversion (HEC) technology has grown
substantially in recent years. The hydrokinetic industry has advanced beyond the initial …

The ambient turbulence intensity in the upstream flow plays a decisive role in the behaviour
of horizontal axis marine current turbines. Experimental trials, run in the IFREMER flume …

This paper presents results of the Reference Model Project (RMP), which began five years
ago to facilitate Marine Energy Conversion (MEC) technology development and market …

The growing demand for clean, sustainable, and viable energy in the twenty-first century
prompted researchers to focus their efforts on develo** renewable-based technologies. In …

The future implantation of second generation marine current turbine arrays depends on the
understanding of the negative interaction effects that exist between turbines in close …

Recently, offshore renewable energy has received significant attentions from most oceanic
countries. Its multiple disciplinary nature appears as a hot research spot. Among those …

This paper presents results from numerical simulations of a 3-bladed horizontal axis tidal
stream turbine. Initially, Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) k–ω Shear Stress …

Fluctuating loads on tidal turbines are important for fatigue analysis and there is limited
information or simulation available for full-scale conditions. Here, CFD simulations have …

Recently, actuator line model become popular in studying wind-turbine wakes. However,
existing models ignore or inaccurately describe nacelle effects, which have been shown to …