Choosing and evaluating sites for tidal current development

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 218, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 567-577

  Bryden, I ^a   Melville, G T ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic modelling; Renewable; Resouce; Sustainable; Tidal current; Tidal stream

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; HYDRAULICS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; SITE SELECTION; WATER RESOURCES;

EXTRACTION RATES; KINETIC FLUX; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL ENERGY;

WIND POWER;

FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; TIDAL FLOW; TIDAL POWER;

EID: 10844256664     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0957650042584375     Document Type: Article

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