Abstract Ocean currents are an enormous source of green energy. This energy from marine currents can be extracted by means of tidal turbines. This paper explains different types of tidal current turbines. This paper discusses about tidal energy and site selection criteria for tidal current turbine in general. This paper gives general overview about tidal current turbine design methods such as the blade element momentum theory and computational fluid dynamics. Keywords: Tidal energy, Tidal current turbines, Site selection, BEMT, CFD
This document provides an overview of clean tidal power technologies, including their economics and environmental effects. It discusses two main tidal power methods - barrage systems that utilize tidal differences to power turbines, and tidal stream technologies that extract kinetic energy from moving water. While tidal power is renewable and predictable, its major drawbacks are high upfront costs to build infrastructure and potential negative environmental impacts. Barrage systems in particular can disrupt tidal flows and harm marine life. However, the document notes tidal power's competitiveness on cost once built, and that environmental effects are site-specific. It concludes that further turbine design advances could help lower costs and minimize impacts of tidal stream technologies.
The document discusses tidal power as a renewable energy source. It begins with an introduction that explains tidal power is generated from the motion of the Earth-Moon system and can be captured via barrages or tidal current systems. While costly to implement, tidal power plants have durability over 100 years with relatively low operating costs. A case study of Poland found opportunities in access to the Baltic Sea but also threats from an unstable political situation and lack of long-term energy vision. The document concludes tidal energy is predictable but current technology has severe environmental impacts, though development may reduce costs and effects on ocean life.
This document provides an overview of tidal energy and methods for generating electricity from tides. It discusses how tides are caused by gravitational interactions between the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Tidal energy can be harnessed via tidal barrages, tidal fences, tidal lagoons, or tidal turbines. Barrages trap water in a basin during high tide to power turbines on the ebb and flood. Tidal fences and lagoons use vertical-axis turbines. Tidal turbines are placed in fast-moving tidal currents. The document also examines types of tides, tidal power station components, energy conversion methods, and equations for calculating tidal energy potential.
This document outlines a course on oceanic energy taught by Professor S.R. Lawrence. It covers various topics within oceanic energy including tidal power technologies like tidal turbines and barrages, as well as wave energy technologies. For tidal power, it discusses turbine designs from companies like MCT and Swanturbines, and provides examples of tidal barrages like La Rance in France and a proposed barrage for the Severn Estuary in the UK. For wave energy, it outlines technologies like the oscillating water column used in the LIMPET project in Scotland and the "Mighty Whale" floating design from Japan.
Tidal energy is a form of hydropower that generates electricity from tides. There are two main types - tidal barrages and tidal current turbines. Tidal barrages use dams to capture potential energy from high and low tides, while tidal current turbines capture kinetic energy directly from tidal stream flows. While tidal energy has benefits like being renewable and causing less environmental damage than other sources, it also faces challenges like high upfront costs and impacts on local ecosystems. Development is ongoing to improve tidal turbine technologies and minimize environmental effects.
Tidal power utilizes the kinetic and potential energy of tides to generate electricity through tidal barrages and tidal lagoons. Tidal barrages are dams built across estuaries to capture the energy of tides, while tidal lagoons enclose an area of sea with an embankment to harness tidal flows. The Severn Estuary in the UK has potential for a large tidal barrage with an estimated capacity of 8,640 MW. Tidal lagoons have lower environmental impacts than barrages and the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon in Wales was found to be economically viable at a cost of 3.4p per kWh of electricity generated. However, tidal power projects face political barriers
This document provides an overview of clean tidal power technologies, including their economics and environmental effects. It discusses two main tidal power methods - barrage systems that utilize tidal differences to power turbines, and tidal stream technologies that extract kinetic energy from moving water. While tidal power is renewable and predictable, its major drawbacks are high upfront costs to build infrastructure and potential negative environmental impacts. Barrage systems in particular can disrupt tidal flows and harm marine life. However, the document notes tidal power's competitiveness on cost once built, and that environmental effects are site-specific. It concludes that further turbine design advances could help lower costs and minimize impacts of tidal stream technologies.
The document discusses tidal power as a renewable energy source. It begins with an introduction that explains tidal power is generated from the motion of the Earth-Moon system and can be captured via barrages or tidal current systems. While costly to implement, tidal power plants have durability over 100 years with relatively low operating costs. A case study of Poland found opportunities in access to the Baltic Sea but also threats from an unstable political situation and lack of long-term energy vision. The document concludes tidal energy is predictable but current technology has severe environmental impacts, though development may reduce costs and effects on ocean life.
This document provides an overview of tidal energy and methods for generating electricity from tides. It discusses how tides are caused by gravitational interactions between the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Tidal energy can be harnessed via tidal barrages, tidal fences, tidal lagoons, or tidal turbines. Barrages trap water in a basin during high tide to power turbines on the ebb and flood. Tidal fences and lagoons use vertical-axis turbines. Tidal turbines are placed in fast-moving tidal currents. The document also examines types of tides, tidal power station components, energy conversion methods, and equations for calculating tidal energy potential.
This document outlines a course on oceanic energy taught by Professor S.R. Lawrence. It covers various topics within oceanic energy including tidal power technologies like tidal turbines and barrages, as well as wave energy technologies. For tidal power, it discusses turbine designs from companies like MCT and Swanturbines, and provides examples of tidal barrages like La Rance in France and a proposed barrage for the Severn Estuary in the UK. For wave energy, it outlines technologies like the oscillating water column used in the LIMPET project in Scotland and the "Mighty Whale" floating design from Japan.
Tidal energy is a form of hydropower that generates electricity from tides. There are two main types - tidal barrages and tidal current turbines. Tidal barrages use dams to capture potential energy from high and low tides, while tidal current turbines capture kinetic energy directly from tidal stream flows. While tidal energy has benefits like being renewable and causing less environmental damage than other sources, it also faces challenges like high upfront costs and impacts on local ecosystems. Development is ongoing to improve tidal turbine technologies and minimize environmental effects.
Tidal power utilizes the kinetic and potential energy of tides to generate electricity through tidal barrages and tidal lagoons. Tidal barrages are dams built across estuaries to capture the energy of tides, while tidal lagoons enclose an area of sea with an embankment to harness tidal flows. The Severn Estuary in the UK has potential for a large tidal barrage with an estimated capacity of 8,640 MW. Tidal lagoons have lower environmental impacts than barrages and the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon in Wales was found to be economically viable at a cost of 3.4p per kWh of electricity generated. However, tidal power projects face political barriers
This presentation discusses tidal power and Abhay Ocean's work in the area. It begins with an introduction to Abhay Ocean and its experience in offshore construction. It then covers topics like the advantages of tidal power, potential tidal power sites in India like the Gulf of Kutch, the technology of tidal turbines, environmental impacts, and India's potential for tidal power development. The presentation provides an overview of tidal power technologies and Abhay Ocean's vision to help India utilize its tidal energy resources.
Tidal energy harnesses the predictable rise and fall of ocean tides caused by gravitational forces from the moon and sun. It can be generated using two methods: tidal range uses barrages and lagoons to capture potential energy from changing tide levels, while tidal stream extracts kinetic energy from tidal currents using structures like tidal turbines. Tidal energy is a renewable source and more predictable than wind and solar, but development has been limited by high costs and few locations with sufficiently high tidal ranges or currents. New technologies aim to overcome challenges and make tidal power more economically and environmentally viable.
This document provides an overview of tidal power energy as a renewable energy source. It discusses the history and basic principles of how tidal power works, including how tides are caused and different tidal power technologies such as barrages, tidal fences, and tidal turbines. It also covers topics such as tidal resource availability, energy conversion processes, advantages and disadvantages of tidal power, representative tidal power projects around the world, and social attitudes toward tidal power energy.
This document discusses tidal power and provides details about how it works. It describes two types of tidal power facilities: tidal barrages and tidal current turbines. Tidal barrages utilize potential energy by building dams across estuaries and bays, while tidal current turbines capture the kinetic energy of moving water using underwater turbines similar to wind turbines. The document outlines some of the first tidal power plants built, including one in France from 1960-1966, and provides advantages like predictability and efficiency, and disadvantages like high construction costs and potential environmental impacts.
Tidal Energy (Non Conventional Energy Source)Aswin KP
This PPT contains the basic information about the Tidal Energy, which is the method of electricity generation using Tides at sea caused due to the gravitational pull of Moon on Earth. It is a part of non conventional method of electricity generation.
Tidal power plants harness the energy of tides by using structures like tidal barrages and tidal turbines. There are two main types of tidal power plants: single basin and double basin. The document outlines the working of tidal power plants, examples from around the world including in India, and discusses their advantages in being pollution free and having no fuel costs, as well as disadvantages like high capital costs and potential effects on marine life. It also notes tidal power is practically inexhaustible due to its source being gravitational interactions between celestial bodies.
Tidal energy can be harnessed by constructing dams or barrages between tidal basins and the sea. During high tide, seawater fills the basin through sluice gates and turbines. During low tide, the water flows back to the sea through the turbines, turning them to generate electricity. There are different types of tidal power plants based on the number of basins and generation cycles. Single basin one-way plants generate power during ebb tides only, while double basin plants alternate generation between two basins to provide continuous power. Tidal energy is a renewable source but has high capital costs and generation varies with tidal patterns.
This document discusses tidal energy and how it works. Tidal energy harnesses the power of tides, which are caused by gravitational forces from the moon and sun. There are two main types of tidal power plants - tidal barrages and tidal current turbines. Tidal barrages are dams built across estuaries or bays, while tidal current turbines use the kinetic energy of moving water like wind turbines use wind. Major tidal plants exist in places like France, India, and South Korea. The document outlines the pros and cons of each tidal power technology and notes tidal energy is a renewable source but installation and maintenance can be challenging.
Tidal power harnesses the kinetic energy of tides to generate electricity and is a renewable source of energy. There are several methods of tidal power generation including tidal barrages, tidal lagoons, and tidal turbines. Tidal barrages involve constructing a dam across an estuary so that turbines can generate electricity from the ebb and flow of the tides. Tidal lagoons are similar but can be constructed anywhere with a high tidal range. Tidal turbines resemble wind turbines and generate power from tidal currents without blocking estuaries. While tidal power has advantages over fossil fuels, environmental concerns around impacts on ecosystems must still be addressed as the technology is developed further.
The document discusses tidal energy and its potential as a renewable energy source. It describes how tidal energy can be harnessed from the kinetic energy of tides using tidal turbines or from potential energy differences between high and low tides using barrages. Tidal energy has significant potential due to the predictability of tides and the vast size of the oceans. While tidal power facilities are very expensive to build initially, they have low operating costs and can provide clean, renewable energy for many years. The document examines different tidal power technologies and their advantages for generating reliable, emissions-free electricity from a virtually limitless tidal energy resource.
Tidal energy has potential prospects in Pakistan due to its tidal processes. Tidal energy exploits the movement of water caused by tidal currents and rise/fall of sea levels, which can power turbines. Pakistan has suitable sites like the Indus Delta creek system and Korangi/Sir Creeks, which see high tidal fluctuations of 2-5 meters that could produce 1100KW of power. Developing tidal energy plants could boost the socio-economics of coastal communities and help overcome Pakistan's energy shortage, though it cannot fulfill all demand and more research is needed to reduce costs.
This document discusses various renewable energy sources including tidal energy, wind energy, hydro power, nuclear energy, and wave energy. It provides details on calculating tidal energy and wave energy. The document also includes a poem about conservation of energy and the history of tidal energy. It concludes with an index and acknowledgements section.
Tidal energy harnesses the potential energy of tides to generate electricity. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the earth's oceans. A tidal power plant consists of a dam or barrage to impound tidal waters, sluice gates to control water flow, and a powerhouse containing turbines linked to generators. Tidal power is a renewable source of energy that produces predictable power without pollution, but has high construction costs and requires suitable coastal locations with adequate tidal ranges.
This document provides an overview of grid interfaced tidal power plants. It discusses the history of tidal power usage dating back to tidal mills in medieval times. The advantages of tidal power include being clean, non-polluting, and producing a constant, predictable supply of electricity. Disadvantages include tidal power only being economically feasible in locations with a tidal range of over 5 meters and potential environmental impacts. The document describes how tides are formed by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. It explains the process of harnessing tidal power using tidal barrages, which involve constructing a dam across an estuary with sluice gates and turbines.
Tidal energy is a clean, renewable source of energy that is widely distributed around the world but not officially recognized or funded. It can be captured efficiently and cost-effectively using helical turbines. Tidal energy has benefits like powering isolated grids, supporting coral reef regrowth, and providing electricity to developing coastal nations at lower costs than other alternatives.
This report discusses the potential contribution that energy derived from the tides and waves can make to overall energy supply in a sustainable way. It covers the topics of wide range like how tides and waves are formed; functions of the possible and popular power generation systems especially tidal barrages,turbines, oscillating water columns and wave farms. Advantages and disadvantages of tidal and wave energy are also briefly discussed. Some cost data’s used give us brief insight into the economic prospects of the tidal and wave energy. By turning to potential along the Indian coastline, we found that India do have a huge potential of tidal and wave energy, though it has started very late. Government
initiatives and extensive research focused on the mentioned relevant opportunities will surely change the energy scenario.
This document discusses various renewable energy sources including tidal energy, wind energy, hydro power, nuclear energy, and wave energy. It provides details on calculating tidal and wave energy. The document acknowledges those who helped with the project and discusses the importance of energy conservation. It describes different methods of tidal power generation such as tidal stream generators, tidal barrages, and dynamic tidal power. Overall, the document serves as a reference on renewable energy sources with a focus on tidal energy technologies.
This presentation discusses tidal power and Abhay Ocean's work in the area. It begins with an introduction to Abhay Ocean and its experience in offshore construction. It then covers topics like the advantages of tidal power, potential tidal power sites in India like the Gulf of Kutch, the technology of tidal turbines, environmental impacts, and India's potential for tidal power development. The presentation provides an overview of tidal power technologies and Abhay Ocean's vision to help India utilize its tidal energy resources.
Tidal energy harnesses the predictable rise and fall of ocean tides caused by gravitational forces from the moon and sun. It can be generated using two methods: tidal range uses barrages and lagoons to capture potential energy from changing tide levels, while tidal stream extracts kinetic energy from tidal currents using structures like tidal turbines. Tidal energy is a renewable source and more predictable than wind and solar, but development has been limited by high costs and few locations with sufficiently high tidal ranges or currents. New technologies aim to overcome challenges and make tidal power more economically and environmentally viable.
This document provides an overview of tidal power energy as a renewable energy source. It discusses the history and basic principles of how tidal power works, including how tides are caused and different tidal power technologies such as barrages, tidal fences, and tidal turbines. It also covers topics such as tidal resource availability, energy conversion processes, advantages and disadvantages of tidal power, representative tidal power projects around the world, and social attitudes toward tidal power energy.
This document discusses tidal power and provides details about how it works. It describes two types of tidal power facilities: tidal barrages and tidal current turbines. Tidal barrages utilize potential energy by building dams across estuaries and bays, while tidal current turbines capture the kinetic energy of moving water using underwater turbines similar to wind turbines. The document outlines some of the first tidal power plants built, including one in France from 1960-1966, and provides advantages like predictability and efficiency, and disadvantages like high construction costs and potential environmental impacts.
Tidal Energy (Non Conventional Energy Source)Aswin KP
This PPT contains the basic information about the Tidal Energy, which is the method of electricity generation using Tides at sea caused due to the gravitational pull of Moon on Earth. It is a part of non conventional method of electricity generation.
Tidal power plants harness the energy of tides by using structures like tidal barrages and tidal turbines. There are two main types of tidal power plants: single basin and double basin. The document outlines the working of tidal power plants, examples from around the world including in India, and discusses their advantages in being pollution free and having no fuel costs, as well as disadvantages like high capital costs and potential effects on marine life. It also notes tidal power is practically inexhaustible due to its source being gravitational interactions between celestial bodies.
Tidal energy can be harnessed by constructing dams or barrages between tidal basins and the sea. During high tide, seawater fills the basin through sluice gates and turbines. During low tide, the water flows back to the sea through the turbines, turning them to generate electricity. There are different types of tidal power plants based on the number of basins and generation cycles. Single basin one-way plants generate power during ebb tides only, while double basin plants alternate generation between two basins to provide continuous power. Tidal energy is a renewable source but has high capital costs and generation varies with tidal patterns.
This document discusses tidal energy and how it works. Tidal energy harnesses the power of tides, which are caused by gravitational forces from the moon and sun. There are two main types of tidal power plants - tidal barrages and tidal current turbines. Tidal barrages are dams built across estuaries or bays, while tidal current turbines use the kinetic energy of moving water like wind turbines use wind. Major tidal plants exist in places like France, India, and South Korea. The document outlines the pros and cons of each tidal power technology and notes tidal energy is a renewable source but installation and maintenance can be challenging.
Tidal power harnesses the kinetic energy of tides to generate electricity and is a renewable source of energy. There are several methods of tidal power generation including tidal barrages, tidal lagoons, and tidal turbines. Tidal barrages involve constructing a dam across an estuary so that turbines can generate electricity from the ebb and flow of the tides. Tidal lagoons are similar but can be constructed anywhere with a high tidal range. Tidal turbines resemble wind turbines and generate power from tidal currents without blocking estuaries. While tidal power has advantages over fossil fuels, environmental concerns around impacts on ecosystems must still be addressed as the technology is developed further.
The document discusses tidal energy and its potential as a renewable energy source. It describes how tidal energy can be harnessed from the kinetic energy of tides using tidal turbines or from potential energy differences between high and low tides using barrages. Tidal energy has significant potential due to the predictability of tides and the vast size of the oceans. While tidal power facilities are very expensive to build initially, they have low operating costs and can provide clean, renewable energy for many years. The document examines different tidal power technologies and their advantages for generating reliable, emissions-free electricity from a virtually limitless tidal energy resource.
Tidal energy has potential prospects in Pakistan due to its tidal processes. Tidal energy exploits the movement of water caused by tidal currents and rise/fall of sea levels, which can power turbines. Pakistan has suitable sites like the Indus Delta creek system and Korangi/Sir Creeks, which see high tidal fluctuations of 2-5 meters that could produce 1100KW of power. Developing tidal energy plants could boost the socio-economics of coastal communities and help overcome Pakistan's energy shortage, though it cannot fulfill all demand and more research is needed to reduce costs.
This document discusses various renewable energy sources including tidal energy, wind energy, hydro power, nuclear energy, and wave energy. It provides details on calculating tidal energy and wave energy. The document also includes a poem about conservation of energy and the history of tidal energy. It concludes with an index and acknowledgements section.
Tidal energy harnesses the potential energy of tides to generate electricity. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the earth's oceans. A tidal power plant consists of a dam or barrage to impound tidal waters, sluice gates to control water flow, and a powerhouse containing turbines linked to generators. Tidal power is a renewable source of energy that produces predictable power without pollution, but has high construction costs and requires suitable coastal locations with adequate tidal ranges.
This document provides an overview of grid interfaced tidal power plants. It discusses the history of tidal power usage dating back to tidal mills in medieval times. The advantages of tidal power include being clean, non-polluting, and producing a constant, predictable supply of electricity. Disadvantages include tidal power only being economically feasible in locations with a tidal range of over 5 meters and potential environmental impacts. The document describes how tides are formed by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. It explains the process of harnessing tidal power using tidal barrages, which involve constructing a dam across an estuary with sluice gates and turbines.
Tidal energy is a clean, renewable source of energy that is widely distributed around the world but not officially recognized or funded. It can be captured efficiently and cost-effectively using helical turbines. Tidal energy has benefits like powering isolated grids, supporting coral reef regrowth, and providing electricity to developing coastal nations at lower costs than other alternatives.
This report discusses the potential contribution that energy derived from the tides and waves can make to overall energy supply in a sustainable way. It covers the topics of wide range like how tides and waves are formed; functions of the possible and popular power generation systems especially tidal barrages,turbines, oscillating water columns and wave farms. Advantages and disadvantages of tidal and wave energy are also briefly discussed. Some cost data’s used give us brief insight into the economic prospects of the tidal and wave energy. By turning to potential along the Indian coastline, we found that India do have a huge potential of tidal and wave energy, though it has started very late. Government
initiatives and extensive research focused on the mentioned relevant opportunities will surely change the energy scenario.
This document discusses various renewable energy sources including tidal energy, wind energy, hydro power, nuclear energy, and wave energy. It provides details on calculating tidal and wave energy. The document acknowledges those who helped with the project and discusses the importance of energy conservation. It describes different methods of tidal power generation such as tidal stream generators, tidal barrages, and dynamic tidal power. Overall, the document serves as a reference on renewable energy sources with a focus on tidal energy technologies.
This document discusses underwater windmills, also known as tidal stream turbines, which harness the kinetic energy of moving underwater currents in a similar way that wind turbines use moving air. It provides background on the history and development of tidal stream turbines, including the first prototypes launched in the 1990s and 2000s in Scotland, England, and other locations. The document also describes the different types of underwater wind turbines, including horizontal axis and vertical axis designs, and discusses India's tidal energy potential, focused on locations in Gujarat and West Bengal. Initial tidal power project attempts and reports from the 1980s-2000s are also summarized.
Abstract Ocean energy can be harnessed in different ways. One of those ways is the kinetic energy in water flows. This form of energy is present in ocean currents and tidal streams created when water is forced to flow between coastal barriers. This form of energy corresponds to a significant portion of total energy present in the oceans and very interesting features it presents better predictability and less variability over time, compared with other forms of energy. This article reviews the main settings available to convert energy from currents and discusses some projects in various stages of development. Keywords: Ocean Energy; Sea Currents; Tides; Energy Conversion; Equipments; State of the Art.
Water – Energy Nexus, revised PDF by Candace BrownRobert Singleton
An updated presentation by Candace Brown for the Water Supply Advisory Committee Ideas Convention.
Proposal Summary:
I propose sustainable clean water through a reliable clean energy source--ocean energy.
Ocean wave energy and its uses in generating electricityDr. Ved Nath Jha
This document discusses ocean wave energy and its potential uses and challenges. It describes how ocean waves are a renewable source of energy generated by wind. While wave energy could help meet electricity demand, there are technological and environmental challenges to overcome. These include efficiently converting wave motion to electricity, designing structures that can withstand storms and corrosion, and reducing costs. Further research is needed to better understand the feasibility and impacts of wave energy technologies for specific locations like remote Alaskan communities. Overall, the document examines the viability and opportunities of harnessing ocean wave power, but notes the development challenges that must still be addressed.
Tidal energy harnesses the kinetic energy of tidal currents and the potential energy of tidal height differences to generate electricity. It is a renewable and predictable source of energy. There are several methods of tidal energy generation including tidal stream generators, tidal barrages, and tidal lagoons. While tidal energy has advantages like being sustainable and producing no emissions, it also has disadvantages such as high initial costs, potential environmental impacts, and limited locations suitable for generation. Overall, tidal energy is a green energy source but still needs technological advancements to become more cost-effective and widely implemented.
This document discusses tidal energy and tidal power plants. It defines tidal energy as a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into electricity. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun, causing the periodic rise and fall of ocean water levels twice per lunar day. Tidal power plants consist of a tidal barrage to hold back water, sluice gates to control water flow, and turbines that generate electricity as water flows in and out with the tides. The document outlines advantages such as being a renewable source and having predictable tides, and disadvantages including high construction costs and potential environmental impacts. Major existing tidal power plants worldwide are also briefly mentioned.
Water – Energy Nexus Slideshow for the Santa Cruz Water Advisory SubmissionRobert Singleton
Candace Brown's submission slideshow to the Santa Cruz Water Supply Committee. Entitled "Energy Nexus and Sustainable Water through Ocean Energy, this idea will be presented at the Ideas Convention to be held on October 16th, 2014 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
This document provides an overview of hydro power plants. It discusses the different types of hydro power generation including conventional dams, pumped storage, and run-of-river. Conventional dams use the potential energy of dammed water driving turbines to generate electricity. Pumped storage pumps water to a higher reservoir during low demand and releases it through turbines during high demand to store energy. Run-of-river hydroelectric stations utilize the flow of rivers without large reservoirs and return water downstream after generation. The document also briefly mentions tidal power generation using daily ocean tide changes.
The document provides an overview of tidal energy, including:
- Tidal energy harnesses the gravitational pull of the moon and sun to generate waves that can be captured by tidal turbines or barrages.
- While tidal power has been used since the 9th century, the first large tidal power plant was built in France in 1967 and generates 240 MW.
- Tidal energy has advantages like being predictable and having high energy density, but also challenges like high costs and potential environmental impacts.
- The document discusses different tidal energy technologies and their applications, environmental effects, and regulatory considerations.
The document provides information about hydroelectric power plants. It discusses the key components of hydroelectric plants including dams, reservoirs, penstocks, turbines, and generators. It explains how hydroelectric plants work by harnessing the potential and kinetic energy of flowing water to turn turbines and generate electricity. The document also provides statistics on global hydroelectric production and discusses the history and environmental impacts of hydroelectric power.
Tidal energy is generated by the rise and fall of ocean tides and is a renewable source of energy. There are currently three main ways to harness tidal energy: tidal stream turbines, barrages, and tidal lagoons. Tidal stream turbines placed in fast-moving tidal currents can generate electricity via generators in a predictable and reliable way. Barrages use large dams to create tidal lagoons that generate power via turbines as the tide rises and falls. While barrages can produce more energy, they have greater environmental impacts than tidal stream turbines. Tidal energy production is still developing and improving technologies to increase energy output and reduce environmental effects.
This document discusses tidal power and tidal energy generation. It begins with an introduction to tidal power and the causes of tides. It then describes the different types of tides and tidal barrages used in tidal power plants. The main parts of a tidal power plant including the barrage, sluice gates, and turbine generators are explained. Advantages like being renewable and efficient and disadvantages like high costs and environmental impacts are highlighted. Major tidal power plants currently operating in the world are briefly mentioned. The future potential of tidal energy is discussed in the conclusion.
Tidal energy is produced by the surge of ocean waters during the rise and fall of tides. Tidal energy is a renewable source of energy.
During the 20th century, engineers developed ways to use tidal movement to generate electricity in areas where there is a significant tidal range—the difference in area between high tide and low tide. All methods use special generators to convert tidal energy into electricity.
Tidal energy production is still in its infancy. The amount of power produced so far has been small. There are very few commercial-sized tidal power plants operating in the world. The first was located in La Rance, France. The largest facility is the Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station in South Korea. The United States has no tidal plants and only a few sites where tidal energy could be produced at a reasonable price. China, France, England, Canada, and Russia have much more potential to use this type of energy.
In the United States, there are legal concerns about underwater land ownership and environmental impact. Investors are not enthusiastic about tidal energy because there is not a strong guarantee that it will make money or benefit consumers. Engineers are working to improve the technology of tidal energy generators to increase the amount of energy they produce, to decrease their impact on the environment, and to find a way to earn a profit for energy companies.
Tidal Energy Generators
There are currently three different ways to get tidal energy: tidal streams, barrages, and tidal lagoons.
For most tidal energy generators, turbines are placed in tidal streams. A tidal stream is a fast-flowing body of water created by tides. A turbine is a machine that takes energy from a flow of fluid. That fluid can be air (wind) or liquid (water). Because water is much more dense than air, tidal energy is more powerful than wind energy. Unlike wind, tides are predictable and stable. Where tidal generators are used, they produce a steady, reliable stream of electricity.
Placing turbines in tidal streams is complex, because the machines are large and disrupt the tide they are trying to harness. The environmental impact could be severe, depending on the size of the turbine and the site of the tidal stream. Turbines are most effective in shallow water. This produces more energy and allows ships to navigate around the turbines. A tidal generator's turbine blades also turn slowly, which helps marine life avoid getting caught in the system.
The world's first tidal power station was constructed in 2007 at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. The turbines are placed in a narrow strait between the Strangford Lough inlet and the Irish Sea. The tide can move at 4 meters (13 feet) per second across the strait.
Barrage
Another type of tidal energy generator uses a large dam called a barrage. With a barrage, water can spill over the top or through turbines in the dam because the dam is low. Barrages can be constructed across tidal rivers, bays, and estuaries.
This document provides information about hydropower, including:
- Hydropower harnesses the kinetic energy of moving water to generate electricity through turbines connected to generators.
- The main types of hydropower systems are impoundment, diversion, and pumped storage. Impoundment uses dams to store water in reservoirs, while diversion channels water without dams. Pumped storage pumps water between reservoirs.
- Large hydropower plants supply electricity to many consumers, while small and micro plants power individual needs. Hydropower provides clean energy but building large dams is expensive and can negatively impact communities and ecosystems. Proper management is needed to address issues.
Hydropower is a renewable source of energy that contributes 22% of the world's electricity supply. It has been used since the 1800s, with the first hydroelectric power dam built in Wisconsin in 1882. Dams collect potential energy from water that is then converted to kinetic and mechanical energy through turbines and generators to produce electricity with minimal environmental impact. Large dams can power areas for decades but require mass construction and relocation of communities. Private investment in hydropower has increased in India due to regulatory reforms. The top 5 countries for installed hydropower capacity are China, Brazil, the United States, Canada, and Russia.
Hydroelectric power harnesses the kinetic energy of flowing water through turbines to generate electricity. It works by collecting water in a reservoir at a higher elevation and releasing it through pipes to spin turbines connected to generators. There are three main types: impoundment, diversion, and pumped storage. Dams can operate sustainably for over 100 years with proper maintenance. Case studies on the Bakun Dam in Malaysia and Three Gorges Dam in China show hydro provides renewable energy but also causes environmental impacts. Advantages are renewable sources and reducing greenhouse gases, while disadvantages include disruption during droughts and effects on habitat and communities.
This document discusses tidal power generation. It describes the different types of tides and methods for generating tidal energy, including tidal stream generators, tidal barrages, dynamic tidal power, and tidal lagoons. It also discusses tidal turbines, present tidal power plants worldwide, environmental concerns, and advantages of tidal power. The key methods discussed are tidal barrages, which use dams to capture potential energy of tides, and tidal turbines, which resemble wind turbines and can be placed in tidal currents. Environmental concerns include impacts on estuary ecosystems and risks to fish.
Mechanical properties of hybrid fiber reinforced concrete for pavementseSAT Journals
Abstract
The effect of addition of mono fibers and hybrid fibers on the mechanical properties of concrete mixture is studied in the present
investigation. Steel fibers of 1% and polypropylene fibers 0.036% were added individually to the concrete mixture as mono fibers and
then they were added together to form a hybrid fiber reinforced concrete. Mechanical properties such as compressive, split tensile and
flexural strength were determined. The results show that hybrid fibers improve the compressive strength marginally as compared to
mono fibers. Whereas, hybridization improves split tensile strength and flexural strength noticeably.
Keywords:-Hybridization, mono fibers, steel fiber, polypropylene fiber, Improvement in mechanical properties.
Material management in construction – a case studyeSAT Journals
Abstract
The objective of the present study is to understand about all the problems occurring in the company because of improper application
of material management. In construction project operation, often there is a project cost variance in terms of the material, equipments,
manpower, subcontractor, overhead cost, and general condition. Material is the main component in construction projects. Therefore,
if the material management is not properly managed it will create a project cost variance. Project cost can be controlled by taking
corrective actions towards the cost variance. Therefore a methodology is used to diagnose and evaluate the procurement process
involved in material management and launch a continuous improvement was developed and applied. A thorough study was carried
out along with study of cases, surveys and interviews to professionals involved in this area. As a result, a methodology for diagnosis
and improvement was proposed and tested in selected projects. The results obtained show that the main problem of procurement is
related to schedule delays and lack of specified quality for the project. To prevent this situation it is often necessary to dedicate
important resources like money, personnel, time, etc. To monitor and control the process. A great potential for improvement was
detected if state of the art technologies such as, electronic mail, electronic data interchange (EDI), and analysis were applied to the
procurement process. These helped to eliminate the root causes for many types of problems that were detected.
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60" North and longitude of 76 º 49' 60" east. The district is situated entirely on the Deccan plateau positioned at a height of 300 to
750 m above MSL. Sub-tropical, semi-arid type is one among the drought prone districts of Karnataka State. The drought
management is very important for a district like Gulbarga. In this paper various short term strategies are discussed to mitigate the
drought condition in the district.
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bituminous pavement in an urban road in Bangalore. Along with this, Life cycle cost analyses at these sections are done by Net
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variability increased with the increase in RAP content. The saving can be realized from utilization of recycled materials as per the
methodology, the reduction in the total cost is 19%, 30%, comparing with the virgin mixes.
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crop land, 1.778% of the area is covered by dry deciduous forest, 1.38 % of mixed plantation, which is very threatening to the
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NaOH to sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5, alkaline liquid to fly ash ratio 0.35 and 0.40 and replacement of water in
Na2SiO3 solution by 10%, 20% and 30% were used in the present study. The test results indicated that the highest compressive
strength 54 MPa was observed for 16M of NaOH, ratio of NaOH to Na2SiO3 2.5 and alkaline liquid to fly ash ratio of 0.35. Lowest
compressive strength of 27 MPa was observed for 8M of NaOH, ratio of NaOH to Na2SiO3 is 1 and alkaline liquid to fly ash ratio of
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compressive strength of 36 MPa and 20 MPa respectively. Superplasticiser dosage of 2 % by weight of fly ash has given higher
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thickness. Specimens were tested separately after adopting Taguchi’s L9 (Latin Squares) Orthogonal array in order to save the initial
experimental cost on number of specimens and experimental duration. Analysis was carried out using ANN (Artificial Neural
Network) technique with the assistance of Mini Tab- a statistical soft tool. Comparison for predicted, experimental & ANN output is
obtained from linear regression plots. From this research study, it can be concluded that *Cross sectional area of steel tube has most
significant effect on ultimate load carrying capacity, *as length of steel tube increased- load carrying capacity decreased & *ANN
modeling predicted acceptable results. Thus ANN tool can be utilized for predicting ultimate load carrying capacity for composite
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punching shear due to gravity loads and unbalanced moments for cases (a) interior column; (b) edge column (bending perpendicular
to shorter edge); (c) edge column (bending parallel to shorter edge); (d) corner column. These design sheets are prepared as per
codal provisions of IS 456-2000. These design sheets will be helpful in calculating the shear reinforcement to be provided at the
critical section which is ignored in many design offices. Apart from its usefulness in evaluating punching shear and the necessary
shear reinforcement, the design sheets developed will enable the designer to fix the depth of flat slab during the initial phase of the
design.
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and slenderness ratio, and also effect on tower considering dynamic analysis for time history function of different soil condition and
by Goyal and Chopra accounting interaction effects of added hydrodynamic mass of surrounding and inside water in intake tower of
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Tidal current energy an overview
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TIDAL CURRENT ENERGY AN OVERVIEW
T.S. Desmukh1
, Amitkumar S. Gawas2
1
Professor, Department of civil engineering, M.A.N.I.T., M.P., India
2
M. Tech Scholar, Department of civil engineering, M.A.N.I.T., M.P., India
Abstract
Ocean currents are an enormous source of green energy. This energy from marine currents can be extracted by means of tidal
turbines. This paper explains different types of tidal current turbines. This paper discusses about tidal energy and site selection
criteria for tidal current turbine in general. This paper gives general overview about tidal current turbine design methods such as
the blade element momentum theory and computational fluid dynamics.
Keywords: Tidal energy, Tidal current turbines, Site selection, BEMT, CFD
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1. INTRODUCTION
Energy is the important driving force of world economy.
Most of the developing countries and industries are still
totally relying on the conventional energy resources that are
coal, oil and gas. Conventional energy resources will vanish
within few decades because of its limited availability.
Excessive uses of conventional energy resources are harmful
for health of living things, environment and ozone layer.
Clean renewable energy is the best alternative to avoid
further deterioration of the earth’s environment. This can be
possible only when there is solution of many technical
problems. All countries are individually or collectively
taking efforts to solve technical problems and developing
new technologies in the field of renewable energy.
Hydro power, Wind, Solar and Ocean energy are some of
the most common sources of clean renewable energies.
Hydro power energy is one of the first harnessed clean
sources of energy and hence has considerable development
over the years. Hydro power is stored in the form of
potential energy by building dams across the river. This
potential energy is converted in to kinetic energy by turbines
which are finally converted to electrical energy with the help
of generators. To get land for building dams and storage
reservoir is big environmental and people rehabilitation
issue in most of the countries. Next comes the wind energy.
Wind energy is an intermittent source of small magnitudes.
The research for improving the efficiency of wind turbine is
still under progress. Solar energy is the most abundant
source of available energy. Solar cells are used to convert
solar energy to electricity. The main issue with solar energy
is that the solar cells are very costly and hence cannot be
used for mass production. Latest addition in the field of
renewable energy is the energy from oceans. Ocean possess
many forms of energy namely – Thermal energy, tidal
energy, and energy from waves and circulating currents. The
main focus of this paper is tidal current energy. Research is
still underway for developing devices to harness the vast
potential of tidal current energy possessed by ocean. In this
paper an attempt has been made to discuss the current
scenario for tidal energy.
2. TIDAL ENERGY
The relative motion of earth and moon causes a change in
the gravitational field which results in the formation of tides.
The magnitude of tides depends upon the positions of the
moon and the sun relative to the earth, shape of the
coastline, sea floor and the rotation of the earth. Other than
gravitational pull some other causes of tidal currents are
coriolis forces created due to earth’s rotation and density
differences due to temperature and salinity variation.
Tidal energy can be utilized mainly in three forms Potential
energy, wave energy and tidal current energy. Tidal barrages
have been used for many years to utilize tidal energy in the
form of potential energy to generate electrical energy with
the help of turbines as shown in schematic diagram of tidal
barrages in Fig.1. There are two types of tidal barrages –
single basin tidal barrages and double basin tidal barrages.
Single basin scheme has one basin and it is created by
constructing barrages across the estuary. This scheme has
three methods to generate electricity by considering the fall
of tides or the rise of tides or both rise and fall of tides. In
first method when tide is rising sluice gates are opened and
water is allowed to store in to the basin. At beginning of the
ebbing when sufficient hydrostatic head is achieved between
low sea level and stored water level then sluice gates are
closed. Once the sea is at its low level after fall of tide then
water is allowed to pass through the turbine and generate
electricity. When the desired level of hydrostatic head is fall
then sluice gates are opened to drain the stored water and
maintain same level between stored water and sea water. In
this method pump can be used to store water in to the basin
when demand of electricity is less.
In second method sluice gates are kept closed during flood
and water is passed through turbine and generates
electricity. When tides start falling and the desired level of
hydrostatic head between sea level and flood level is less at
that time turbine stops generation of electricity and sluice
gates are opened to achieve the same sea level at both side
of barrage quickly.
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Third method generates power during both the flood and ebb
tides. The direction of flow through the turbines is opposite
during the flood and ebb tides. Hence the machine used for
power generation can act as a turbine for both direction of
flow. During ebb tide sluice gates are closed when tide level
and basin level is same. When the sea level falls and
required minimum head for turbine is reached then the
turbine operates to generate power by emptying the
reservoir. When available minimum head to operate turbine
is utilized then the sluice gates are opened and equalized the
level of reservoir with the sea level during flood tide. After
equalizing the level sluice gates are closed and flow is
allowed to pass through turbine to fill the basin and hence
turbine generates power during the flood tide. Just before
the end of flood tide turbine shut down and sluice gates are
opened to fill the basin quickly.
Double basin scheme has two basins. Main basin is used to
operate similar to that of the single basin operating with ebb
motion as explained earlier. During this type of electricity
generation small portion of electricity is used to pump water
in to second basin. This will fulfill fluctuating energy
demand.
There are very less sites available for tidal barrages because
it can be built only across natural estuary. La Rance power
facility in France is the largest operating tidal power plant.
Its capacity of power generation is about 240MW. Another
tidal power plant facilities are – Annapolis tidal generation
at Bay of Fundy, Canada (20MW); Kislaya Guba power
plant facility in Russia (400KW); Jangxia Creek at east
China sea (500KW).
Fig -1: Schematic diagram of tidal barrage [7]
Another form of ocean energy is wave energy. When wind
passes over the sea surface then waves are generated. These
waves can be utilized to generate electricity by using
specially designed devices which can convert wave energy
in to mechanical energy and finally in to electrical energy.
There are mainly four type of devices are in use to convert
wave energy in to electrical energy that are - overtopping
devices, point absorbers, attenuators and terminators.
However the technology to utilize wave energy is in
developing stage.
Third form of tidal energy is Tidal current energy which is
the form of kinetic energy which can be utilized by tidal
current turbines to generate electricity through generator.
One study estimated that India has about 8000 MW potential
of tidal energy. Gujarat state of India has tidal energy
potential of 7000 MW in the Gulf of Cambay and 1200 MW
in Gulf of kutch. West Bengal state of India has tidal energy
potential of 100 MW in the Gangetic Delta in Sunderbans
region. Gujarat power corporation Ltd. Govt. of Gujarat and
M/S Atlantis Resource Corporation (U.K.) had signed on
MoU for commissioning of 50MW Tidal power project [16].
3. SITE SELECTION
To select best site designer should study physics of tides,
topology of seabed, Temperature, salinity and pH level,
environmental importance of sites and socio-economic value
of site.
The study of physics of tides mainly includes current
velocity and wave patterns of the tides. While selecting a
site it should be kept in mind that high current velocities (2
m/sec & above) should be available for major period of the
year at the site; so as to ensure sufficient energy production
throughout the year. Low velocity current (1.2 m/s to 2 m/s)
can also be utilized if these current are available
continuously like river current flows.
Available power in tidal current is –
Where P is power, ρ is density of sea water, V is the current
velocity and A is the swept area of the rotor.
Sites which have high environmental importance such as
reserved sanctuary, fishing zones, area reserved for
endangered sea species should be avoided because
construction and installation of turbines may cause
environmental damage. Also the rotation of rotor and
turbulence created by rotation may disturb the biological
cycle of any sea species. Selected site must not be in the
vicinity of any busy sea route of ship. Else ship activity may
create hurdles for installation, operation and maintenance of
tidal current turbines.
Topology of seabed is also an important factor from turbine
installation point of view. If seabed topology has large plane
surface area then a number of tidal current turbines can be
installed similar to the wind turbine farm.
Salinity, temperature and pH level also need to be kept in
mind while selecting a site as they affect the cavitation
characteristic of the turbine rotor blade. If the temperature,
salinity and pH level are high at particular site then the
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chances of cavitation on the blade and corrosion rate of rotor
and its structure is also high. Hence to avoid corrosion
surface coating of very high quality is required. If the
surface finish of turbine blades is very smooth then
cavitation can also be avoided.
The selected site should be nearer to the land, so that the
erection cost of electrical transmission lines from turbine to
the grid and maintenance cost of the electrical transmission
lines is minimized.
4. TIDAL CURRENT TURBINE
Tidal current turbines are devices which convert kinetic
energy of tidal currents in to mechanical energy and finally
generate electricity. These turbines are designed in such a
way that it can generate electricity during both flood current
and ebb current.
Tidal current turbines can be classified according to the
direction of flow of tidal current passing over the turbine
are as i) Horizontal axis tidal current turbine (HATCT) ii)
Vertical axis tidal current turbine(VATCT).
4.1 HATCT
In this type of tidal current turbine tidal currents flow
parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotor. HATCT rotates
due to lift force generated by the airfoil section of the blade
when tidal currents pass over the rotor. Fig. 2 explains the
working principle of HATCT.
Fig -2: Schematic diagram to explain working principle of
HATCT
Rotor of a HATCT has 2 or 3 blades. Mostly 3 blade rotor
design is used because of its structural stability. The blades
are connected to the hub. Hub is connected to the shaft and
the shaft is finally connected to the gearbox and generator
assembly. Gearbox and generator are placed at the rear end
of the hub of the HATCT.
This whole assembly is then installed on a base structure.
The type of base structure to be used depends upon seabed
topology and depth of seawater at the site. If the selected
site has shallow water depth then gravity base, monopole
and piled jacket is used as base structure of the HATCT. If
the water depth is large then floating type of structure can be
used to support the tidal current turbine rotor assembly. In
floating type structure rotor assembly is installed below the
floating platform and this platform is connected by a chain
to the seabed.
Fig -3: Horizontal axis tidal current turbine [7]
Horizontal axis tidal current turbine has a simple design and
it is easy to manufacture as the rotor shape is not complex.
The rotor speed is very low hence it does not harm the
marine life. The turbine rotor can be lifted above sea water
hence its maintenance can be done easily as compared to a
vertical axis tidal current turbine.
The main disadvantage of such turbines is that - due to the
horizontal axis of rotation shaft output cannot be transferred
above sea water on floating platform and hence the gearbox
and generator have to be accommodated in the limited space
behind the hub.
4.2 VATCT
Vertical axis tidal current turbines have a vertical axis of
rotation vertical perpendicular to the flow of tidal currents.
They are also called as cross flow turbines because the flow
of tidal currents crosses through the turbine rotor.
Some of the common types of the vertical axis tidal current
turbines are Squirrel cage Darrieus, H-Darrieus, Darrieus,
Gorlov, Savonius (Fig.4) are the vertical axis tidal current
turbines. Squirrel cage Darrieus turbine has vertical blades
fixed between two circular plates. Gorlov turbine blades has
helical shaped blades fixed between two horizontal circular
plates, Whereas Savonius turbine blade is made up of two
semi cylinder fixed along their length to the rotor axis, at
1800
to each other and with their curvature in opposite
directions. These blades are fixed between 2 horizontal
circular plates. H-Darrieus and Darrieus turbine blades are
separately connected to the single axis as shown in fig.4.
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Darrieus type of tidal current turbine is lift driven turbine
i.e. rotation of this turbine is due to lift force of airfoil of the
blade when tidal current flows around the blades. Whereas
Savonius type of tidal current turbine is rotated due to drag
force created by the blade in tidal currents.
The main advantage of the vertical axis tidal current turbine
is that the shaft power can be vertically transmitted over the
sea surface which can be connected to the gearbox and
generator. The gearbox and generator can be kept on a
floating platform or vessel [1].
However due to the complex nature of its rotor and its
weight the vertical axis turbines are more costly as
compared to a horizontal axis tidal current turbine.
Moreover due to the nature of flow through the turbine rotor
these turbines are more prone to cavitation as compared to
horizontal axis tidal current turbine. It is not a self-starting
machine; it needs to be driven up.
5. TIDAL CURRENT TURBINE DESIGN
CONSIDERATION
Designing methods and technologies used for tidal current
turbines are similar to that of wind turbine designing
methods and technologies. However there are lots of
differences in design considerations; major differences are
density and Reynolds number of flowing fluid and
cavitation. The fluid flowing around tidal current turbine is
sea water which is about 800 times denser than air. There is
no cavitation problem in wind turbines whereas in tidal
current turbine due to the high density flowing fluid there is
cavitation problem.
Blade element momentum theory (BEMT) and
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are two main
approaches for numerically analyzing the performance of
HATCT [10]. BEMT comprises of two theories that are
momentum theory and blade element theory.
Momentum theory includes a control volume analysis of the
forces at the blade. This analysis is based on the
conservation of linear and angular momentum. Blade
element theory includes an analysis of forces at a section of
the blade and these forces depend on blade geometry. The
outcome of these two theories is combined and used in
BEMT for performance analysis of HATCT.
CFD is used as a tool to analyze the flowing fluid around the
rotor 3 dimensionally. CFD analysis can predict the
performance of tidal current turbine. It shows pictorial view
of pressure and velocity variation over surface of the blade.
It is also used to predict the cavitation (i.e. local pressure on
the surface of the blade falls below the vapor pressure of
flowing fluid) inception on the surface of blade of tidal
current turbine.
6. CONCLUSION
With the machine demand of energy and fast depletion of
fossil fuels there is necessity to explore the renewable
source of energy. Tidal energy is promising, predictable and
very clean source of energy. There is abundance of potential
sites which need to be explored world over for setting up of
tidal current turbines. The basic design of HATCT is similar
to that of wind turbines while that of vertical axis turbines is
similar to cross flow hydraulic turbines. However due to
their location on seabed their construction becomes
different. Due to the difference in the working environment
as well as flowing fluid there is a need for much research for
improving the design of tidal current turbine.
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BIOGRAPHIES
Specialization in Hydro Power, Water
Resoures, CFD. Life member of following
bodies: ISTE; Institution of Engineers;
National Society for Fluid Mechanics and
Fluid Power; Indian Association of
Hydrologists
Industrial experience of piping
engineering; currently working on design
and CFD analysis of HATCT.