Hydrodynamic modelling of marine renewable energy devices: A state of the art review. (1st November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Day, A.H.; Babarit, A.; Fontaine, A.; He, Y.-P.; Kraskowski, M.; Murai, M.; Penesis, I.; Salvatore, F.; Shin, H.-K.
• Is Part Of: Ocean engineering. Volume 108(2015)
• Page Start: 46
• Page End: 69
• Publication Date: 2015-11-01
• Subjects: BIEM Boundary Integral Equation Method -- BEM Blade Element Method -- BEMT Blade Element Momentum Theory -- CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics -- EMEC European Marine Energy Centre -- FOWT floating offshore wind turbine -- HACT horizontal axis current turbine -- IEA International Energy Agency -- ITTC International Towing Tank Conference -- MRE marine renewable energy -- TLP tension leg platform -- TRL Technology Readiness Level -- TSR Tip Speed Ratio -- OC3 Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration -- OC4 Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration, Continuation -- OC5 Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration, Continuation, with Correlation -- OWC Oscillating Water Column -- OWT offshore wind turbine -- PIV Particle Imaging Velocimetry -- PTO Power Take Off -- RANSE Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes Equation -- RMS root-mean-square -- RPM revolutions per minute -- VACT Vertical Axis Current Turbine -- WEC Wave Energy Converter; Hydrodynamic modelling -- Marine renewable energy; Ocean engineering -- Periodicals; Ocean engineering; Periodicals; 620.4162
• DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2015.05.036
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0029-8018

Abstract

Abstract: This paper reviews key issues in the physical and numerical modelling of marine renewable energy systems, including wave energy devices, current turbines, and offshore wind turbines. The paper starts with an overview of the types of devices considered, and introduces some key studies in marine renewable energy modelling research. The development of new International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC) guidelines for model testing these devices is placed in the context of guidelines developed or under development by other international bodies as well as via research projects. Some particular challenges are introduced in the experimental and numerical modelling and testing of these devices, including the simulation of Power-Take-Off systems (PTOs) for physical models of all devices, approaches for numerical modelling of devices, and the correct modelling of wind load on offshore wind turbines. Finally, issues related to the uncertainty in performance prediction from model test results are discussed.The paper is based on the report of the International Towing Tank Conference specialist committee on Hydrodynamic Modelling of Marine Renewable Energy Devices to the 27th ITTC held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2014 (ITTC Specialist Committee on Hydrodynamic Modelling of Marine Renewable Energy Devices, 2014a. Final Report and Recommendations to the 27th ITTC Proc. 27th International Towing Tank Conference, Copehagen, Denmark, vol. 2, pp. 680–725). Highlights: We review techniques for hydrodynamic modelling of marine renewable energy devices. We discuss new guidelines for model testing of marine renewable devices. We introduce challenges for simulation of Power Take Off systems. We discuss issues in simulating wind load in model tests of offshore wind turbines. We address uncertainty of performance prediction in marine renewable device testing.