This paper used a specialist software package to produce a detailed model of the River Mersey estuary,which can be subjected to a range of simulated tidal conditions.The aim of this research was to use the validated m...This paper used a specialist software package to produce a detailed model of the River Mersey estuary,which can be subjected to a range of simulated tidal conditions.The aim of this research was to use the validated model to identify the optimal location for the positioning of a tidal turbine.Progress was made identifying a new optimal site for power generation using velocity data produced from simulations conducted using the MIKE 3 software.This process resulted in the identification of site 8,which sits mid-river between the Morpeth Dock and the Albert Dock,being identified as the favoured location for tidal power generation in the River Mersey.Further analysis of the site found that a 17.2-m diameter single rota multidirectional turbine with a 428-kWrated capacity could produce 1.12 GWh annually.展开更多
基金Liverpool John Moores UniversityRoyal Academy of Engineering for supporting this study
文摘This paper used a specialist software package to produce a detailed model of the River Mersey estuary,which can be subjected to a range of simulated tidal conditions.The aim of this research was to use the validated model to identify the optimal location for the positioning of a tidal turbine.Progress was made identifying a new optimal site for power generation using velocity data produced from simulations conducted using the MIKE 3 software.This process resulted in the identification of site 8,which sits mid-river between the Morpeth Dock and the Albert Dock,being identified as the favoured location for tidal power generation in the River Mersey.Further analysis of the site found that a 17.2-m diameter single rota multidirectional turbine with a 428-kWrated capacity could produce 1.12 GWh annually.
