Abstract
Monday 7th April
Session 1: Device Scale Problems (1)
11:10 Improving the cost-effectiveness of Darrieus hydrokinetic turbines Brian Kirke (University of South Australia) 3
11:35 Wave Induced Loads and Kinematics for Turbine Support Structures in Turbulent Flow A. Olczak (University of Manchester) 5
12:00 An E valuation of Blockage Corrections for a Helical Cross - Flow Turbine Robert Cavagnaro (University of Washington) 7
Poster Presentations (1)
12:25 Numerical Modelling of a Gorlov Cross Flow Tidal Turbine Esther R. Bruce (University of Hull) 9
12:30 Numerical modelling of sea bed morphodynamics associated with tidal energy extraction Antonia Chatzirodou (Swansea University) 11
12:35 Feedbacks between energy extraction and bed elevation morphodynamic Andres Payo (University of Oxford) 13
Session 2: Turbulence and Waves
14:00 Performing oceanographic surveys on tidal energy sites using a data buoy Mungo Morgan (North Sea Systems) 15
14:25 Quasi unsteady blade element momentum theory for tidal stream turbines Thomas Nevalainen (University of Strathclyde) 17
14:50 Synthetic Turbulence Generation for Turbine Modelling with BEMT Michael Togneri (Swansea University) 19
Session 3: Array Scale Problems (1)
15:45 Wind and tidal turbines in uniform flow Scott Draper (University of Western Australia) 21
16:10 The Potential of Sub-Arrays to Increase Tidal Farm Power Susannah Cooke (University of Oxford) 23
16:35 Optimising the Number of Turbines in a Tidal Current Turbine Array D. M. Culley (Imperial College London) 25
Tuesday 8th April
Session 4: Array Scale Problems (2)
9:30 Tidal stream energy: designing for blockage Richard Willden (University of Oxford) 27
9:55 Tidal Stream Turbine Modelling in the Natural Environment Matt Edmunds (Swansea University) 29
10:20 The Power Potential of a Tidal Turbine Array with Turbine Power Capping Christopher R. Vogel (University of Oxford) 31
Session 5: Farm Scale Problems
11:10 Tidal resource characterization at a strait between an island and a semi - infinite landmass Alberto Pérez-Ortiz (University of Edinburgh) 33
11:35 A 3D model of asymmetry in the Orkney tidal energy resource Simon P. Neill (Bangor University) 35
12:00 Effects of a tidal farm on the transient and residual circulation of an estuary Gregorio Iglesias (Plymouth University) 37
Poster Presentations (2)
12:25 Impact of support structures on turbine farm power Subhash Muchala (University of Oxford) 39
12:30 Assessing the Hydro-Environmental Impacts of Tidal Turbines Anna Phoenix (National University of Ireland, Galway) 41
Session 6: Device Scale Problems (2)
14:00 Effects of Dynamic Inflow and Distortion of Incident Turbulence on Tidal Turbine Rotors Michael Graham (Imperial College London) 43
14:25 The Effect of Tidal Flow Directionality on Tidal Turbine Performance Characteristics Carwyn Frost (Cardiff University) 45
14:50 Modelling Pressure Changes in the Vicinity of Tidal Turbines to Assess Fish Survival Rate During Turbine Passage Enayatollah Zangiabadi (Swansea University ) 47