ReDAPT - Executive Summary MD1.1 Marine Current Turbine CFD Simulation Part 1
Citation
Apsley, D. ReDAPT - Executive Summary MD1.1 Marine Current Turbine CFD Simulation Part 1, ETI, 2011. https://doi.org/10.5286/UKERC.EDC.000322. Cite this using DataCite
Author(s)
Apsley, D.
Project partner(s)
University of Manchester, Alstom, E.ON, EDF, DNV GL - Garrad Hassan and Partners Limited, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), University of Edinburgh
One of the key developments of the marine energy industry in the UK is the demonstration of near commercial scale devices in real sea conditions and the collection of performance and environmental data to inform permitting and licensing processes. The ETI’s ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project saw an innovative 1MW buoyant tidal generator installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in January 2013. The project demonstrated the performance of the tidal generator in different operational conditions, aiming to increase public and industry confidence in tidal turbine technologies by providing a wide range of environmental impact and performance information, as well as demonstrating a new, reliable turbine design
This is the first of two documents which describe progress made on the Computational Fluid Dynamics models developed tosimulate a full marine-current turbine to include turbulence and waves. This report describes the results early 3-D simulations of an idealised rotor geometry incorporating an imposed velocity by rotation of a single cylindrical mesh and turbulence models that are based on Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations. The report concludes by outlining the next steps required in the modelling to improve efficiency and establishing feasibility prior to conducting large scale CFD simulations for a full turbine
