The extractable power from a channel linking a bay to the open ocean

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dc.contributor.authorBlanchfield, J.
dc.contributor.authorGarrett, C.
dc.contributor.authorWild, P.
dc.contributor.authorRowe, A.
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-10T18:29:26Z
dc.date.available2013-05-10T18:29:26Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractInterest in the power potential of tidal streams is growing worldwide. While the latest assessment for Canadian coastlines estimates a resource of approximately 42GW, these results are based on the average kinetic energy flux through the channel. It has been shown, however, that this method cannot be used to obtain the maximum extractable power for electricity generation. This work presents an updated theory for the extractable power from a tidal stream in a channel linking a bay to the open ocean. The maximum average extractable power froma channel linking a bay to the open ocean may be estimated, within approximately 15 per cent, as 0.22ρgaQ0, where a is the amplitude of the dominant tidal constituent in the open ocean and Q0 is the maximum volumetric flowrate in the undisturbed state.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationProc. IMechE Vol. 222 Part A: J. Power and Energy p.289en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4618
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1243/09576509JPE524
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInstitution of Mechanical Engineersen_US
dc.subjecttidal power
dc.subjecttidal stream
dc.subjectrenewable energy
dc.subjectresource assessment
dc.subjectInstitute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic)
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineering
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
dc.titleThe extractable power from a channel linking a bay to the open oceanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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