Numerical hydrodynamics study around turbine array of tidal stream farm in Zhoushan, China
| Autor: | Zhiwen Yu, Jinhai Zheng, Jisheng Zhang, Yanyan Zhai, Tiantian Zhang |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Hydrology
geography geography.geographical_feature_category Tidal hydrodynamics Computer simulation 020209 energy Field data Elevation 020101 civil engineering Ocean Engineering 02 engineering and technology Oceanography Turbine 0201 civil engineering Waves and shallow water Archipelago 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental science Tidal stream energy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ocean University of China. 16:703-708 |
| ISSN: | 1993-5021 1672-5182 |
| Popis: | In recent decades, great efforts have been made to efficiently explore tidal stream energy due to its unique advantages of easy prediction and great potential. China recently launched a national tidal stream farm demonstration project in the waterway between Putuoshan and Hulu Islands in the Zhoushan area. Before deployment of the turbine array, it is necessary to understand the hydrodynamic changes associated with the construction of a turbine array. In this study, we developed a depth-averaged hydrodynamics model that solves the shallow water governing equations to simulate the tidal hydrodynamics around the Zhoushan Archipelago. The simulation results agree with field data in terms of the water elevation and stream velocity. We considered two types of turbine arrays in this study and investigated their impacts on the local hydrodynamics. In general, the stream velocity in the northern and southern areas is reduced due to the power take-off of the turbine array, whereas stream velocity in the western and eastern areas is slightly increased due to the blockage impact of the turbine array. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Full text from SpringerLink