Print Email Facebook Twitter Efficient unstructured mesh generation for marine renewable energy applications Title Efficient unstructured mesh generation for marine renewable energy applications Author Avdis, A. (Imperial College London) Candy, A.S. (TU Delft Environmental Fluid Mechanics) Hill, J. (University of York) Kramer, SC (Imperial College London) Piggott, M.D. (Imperial College London) Date 2018 Abstract Renewable energy is the cornerstone of preventing dangerous climate change whilst main- taining a robust energy supply. Tidal energy will arguably play a critical role in the renewable energy portfolio as it is both predictable and reliable, and can be put in place across the globe. However, installation may impact the local and regional ecology via changes in tidal dynamics, sediment transport pathways or bathymetric changes. In or- der to mitigate these eects, tidal energy devices need to be modelled in order to predict hydrodynamic changes. Robust mesh generation is a fundamental component required for developing simulations with high accuracy. However, mesh generation for coastal domains can be an elaborate procedure. Here, we describe an approach combining mesh generators with Geographical Information Systems. We demonstrate robustness and e - ciency by constructing a mesh with which to examine the potential environmental impact of a tidal turbine farm installation in the Orkney Islands. The mesh is then used with two well-validated ocean models, to compare their ow predictions with and without a turbine array. The results demonstrate that it is possible to create an easy-to-use tool to generate high-quality meshes for combined coastal engineering, here tidal turbines, and coastal ocean simulations. Subject Geographical Information SystemsResearch Data managementRenewable energy generationPentland FirthMesh generationresearch data managementTidal turbine arrays To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0ebef54c-6aab-4840-9560-84f2c718f7a7 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.09.058 ISSN 0960-1481 Source Renewable Energy, 116 (Part A), 842-856 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2018 A. Avdis, A.S. Candy, J. Hill, SC Kramer, M.D. Piggott Files PDF 1_s2.0_S0960148117309205_main.pdf 4.24 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:0ebef54c-6aab-4840-9560-84f2c718f7a7/datastream/OBJ/view