Modelling tidal energy extraction in a depth-averaged coastal domain
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in IET Renewable Power Generation
- Vol. 4 (6), 545-554
- https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-rpg.2009.0196
Abstract
An extension of actuator disc theory is used to describe the properties of a tidal energy device, or row of tidal energy devices, within a depth-averaged numerical model. This approach allows a direct link to be made between an actual tidal device and its equivalent momentum sink in a depth-averaged domain. Extended actuator disc theory also leads to a measure of efficiency for an energy device in a tidal stream of finite Froude number, where efficiency is defined as the ratio of power extracted by one or more tidal devices to the total power removed from the tidal stream. To demonstrate the use of actuator disc theory in a depth-averaged model, tidal flow in a simple channel is approximated using the shallow water equations and the results are compared with the published analytical solutions.Keywords
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