[HTML][HTML] Capture and simulation of the ocean environment for offshore renewable energy

S Draycott, B Sellar, T Davey, DR Noble… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The offshore renewable energy sector has challenging requirements related to the physical
simulation of the ocean environment for the purpose of evaluating energy generating …

Assessing focused wave applicability on a coupled aero-hydro-mooring FOWT system using CFD approach

Y Zhou, Q **ao, C Peyrard, G Pan - Ocean Engineering, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The present study examines the wave type and wave steepness impacts onto the floating
offshore wind turbine (FOWT) hydro/aerodynamics. With the aid of using a high-fidelity aero …

[HTML][HTML] A full-scale composite tidal blade fatigue test using single and multiple actuators

SL Dubon, F Cuthill, C Vogel, CÓ Brádaigh… - Composites Part A …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In order to perform fatigue testing on tidal turbine blades, it is necessary to apply cyclic loads
that do not match the blade's natural frequency. This is due to the high stiffness of the blades …

Wake characteristics behind a tidal turbine with surface waves in turbulent flow analyzed with large-eddy simulation

P Ouro, H Mullings, A Christou, S Draycott, T Stallard - Physical Review Fluids, 2024‏ - APS
To design tidal stream turbine arrays, turbine wakes need to be fully characterized to assess
the adequate row spacing considering environmental factors such as onset turbulence …

[HTML][HTML] The loading on a vertical cylinder in steep and breaking waves on sheared currents using smoothed particle hydrodynamics

Y Yang, PK Stansby, BD Rogers, E Buldakov… - Physics of …, 2023‏ - pubs.aip.org
Waves and currents coexist in a wide range of natural locations for the deployment of
offshore structures and devices. This combined wave–current environment largely …

Review of research on wake characteristics in horizontal-axis tidal turbines

X Liu, J Lu, T Ren, F Yu, Y Cen, C Li, S Yuan - Ocean Engineering, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Tidal current energy technology is gradually maturing and transitioning towards large-scale
development. The vision for tidal energy development is similar to wind farms, involving the …

Analysis of a horizontal-axis tidal turbine performance in the presence of regular and irregular waves using two control strategies

S Ordonez-Sanchez, M Allmark, K Porter, R Ellis… - Energies, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The flow developed on a tidal site can be characterized by combinations of turbulence,
shear flows, and waves. Horizontal-axis tidal turbines are therefore subjected to dynamic …

Sea states influence on the behaviour of a bottom mounted full-scale twin vertical axis tidal turbine

M Moreau, G Germain, G Maurice, A Richard - Ocean Engineering, 2022‏ - Elsevier
As only a few tidal turbine developers have reached full-scale installation, the community
lacks clear feedback on the validity of development tools to predict in-situ behaviour. From …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical modelling of a vertical cylinder with dynamic response in steep and breaking waves using smoothed particle hydrodynamics

Y Yang, A English, BD Rogers, PK Stansby… - Journal of Fluids and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Highly nonlinear near-breaking and spilling breaking wave groups are common extreme
events in the ocean. Accurate force prediction on offshore and ocean structures in these …

Study on the impact of wave characteristics on the performance of full-scale tidal turbine

X Si, Y **e, J Tan, P Yuan, S Wang, Y Liu, X Liu - Ocean Engineering, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The operation of tidal turbines is inevitably influenced by waves, and extensive research has
undoubtedly been conducted on this topic. However, most investigations of such studies …