Large eddy simulation of the tidal power plant Deep Green using the actuator line method
Paper in proceeding, 2017

Tidal energy has the potential to provide a substantial part of the sustainable electric power generation. The tidal power plant developed by Minesto, called Deep Green, is a novel technology using a ‘flying’ kite with an attached turbine, moving at a speed several times higher than the mean flow. Multiple Deep Green power plants will eventually form arrays, which requires knowledge of both flow interactions between individual devices and how the array influences the surrounding environment. The present study uses large eddy simulations (LES) and an actuator line model (ALM) to analyze the oscillating turbulent boundary layer flow in tidal currents without and with a Deep Green power plant. We present the modeling technique and preliminary results so far.

Actuator Line Method (ALM).

Large Eddy Simulation (LES)

Tidal energy

Turbulence

Author

Sam Fredriksson

University of Gothenburg

Göran Broström

University of Gothenburg

Marcus Jansson

Minesto

Håkan Nilsson

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics

Björn Bergqvist

Minesto

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

17578981 (ISSN) 1757899X (eISSN)

Vol. 276 1 012014

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Areas of Advance

Energy

Infrastructure

C3SE (Chalmers Centre for Computational Science and Engineering)

Subject Categories

Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics

DOI

10.1088/1757-899X/276/1/012014

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8/23/2018