Methodology for tidal turbine representation in ocean circulation model

Renewable Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 448-464

  Roc, Thomas ^a   Conley, Daniel C ^a   Greaves, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Layout; Optimization; Tidal; Turbine; Turbulence; Wake

Indexed keywords

ACTUATOR DISC; ARRAY LAYOUT; ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTATION TIME; DEPENDENCY TEST; LAYOUT; OCEAN CIRCULATION MODELS; REPRESENTATION METHOD; SHORT PERIODS; TIDAL; TIDAL CURRENTS; TRANSPORT EQUATION;

ACTUATOR DISKS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENCE; WAKES;

TURBINES;

ARRAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOMENTUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIDAL CURRENT; TURBINE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84868314539     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.09.039     Document Type: Article

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