Modelling of Waves and Wave-Structure Interactions using Non-Linear Numerical Models

The aim of this study is to validate a fully non-linear finite-element model to simulate waves and wave-structure interactions. The Navier–Stokes equations are solved on an extended domain, which covers both fluid and structure. The latter is represented by a non-zero solid-concentration field, which is computed by conservatively mapping a mesh...

Simulating tidal turbines with mesh optimisation and RANS turbulence models

A versatile numerical model for the simulation of flow past horizontal axis tidal turbines has been developed. Currently most large-scale marine models employed to study marine energy use the shallow water equations and therefore can fail to account for important turbulent physics. The model presented here is based on actuator disc momentum (ADM...

Simulating tidal turbines with multi-scale mesh optimisation techniques

Embedding tidal turbines within simulations of realistic large-scale tidal flows is a highly multi-scale problem that poses significant computational challenges. Here this problem is tackled using actuator disc momentum (ADM) theory and Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) with, for the first time, dynamically adaptive mesh optimisation...

Efficient unstructured mesh generation for marine renewable energy applications

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...