Far-field dynamics of tidal energy extraction in channel networks

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 222-234

  Polagye, Brian L ^a   Malte, Philip C ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel model; Hydrokinetic energy; Tidal energy

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BRANCHING NETWORK; CHANNEL MODEL; CHANNEL NETWORK; FAR-FIELD; FAR-FIELD EFFECT; HIGH CURRENTS; HYDROKINETIC ENERGY; IN-CHANNELS; MULTIPLE CONSTRICTIONS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CHANNELS; POWER DENSITIES; POWER DISSIPATION; POWER EXTRACTION; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS; SITE-SPECIFIC; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL ENERGY; TIDAL FORCING;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; OCEAN CURRENTS;

TIDAL POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER GENERATION; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL POWER;

EID: 79751475677     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.06.025     Document Type: Article

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