In collaboration with TIGER, MONITOR will be hosting a webinar at 11:00am-12:30pm (GMT) on 24 February 2021. The event will focus on improvements to reliability modelling for tidal turbines, drawing on numerical and laboratory models, as well as real case studies. Register here.
Agenda
- MONITOR & TIGER introduction & overview: Michael Togneri, Swansea University & Philipp Thies, University of Exeter
- ORE Catapult: Summary of VMEA
- TIGER case study – reliability & failures in tidal stream turbines: Philipp Thies, University of Exeter
- Lab work – measurements of loads & flow conditions: Myriam Slama, Université Le Havre Normandie
- BEMT – flow conditions, geometry & load prediction: Iestyn Evans, Swansea University
- TIGER case study – assessing the environmental impact of tidal turbine blades using CA: Stuart Walker, University of Exeter
- At-sea work – data available, measurement & analysis strategies: André Pacheco, Universidade do Algarve
- Panel discussion | collaboration & research priorities