June 9, 2011
Report

Inflow Characterization for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Devices. FY-2011: Annual Progress Report

Abstract

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), in collaboration with the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington (APL-UW), has carried out a detailed preliminary fluid flow field study at site selected for testing of marine and hydrokinetic turbines using Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry (ADV) measurements, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements, and Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) measurements. In FY-2011 these measurements were performed continuously for two weeks, in order to collect data during neap and spring tides, as well as during diurnal tidal variations.

Revised: October 5, 2011 | Published: June 9, 2011

Citation

Richmond M.C., V. Durgesh, J. Thomson, and B. Polagye. 2011. Inflow Characterization for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Devices. FY-2011: Annual Progress Report Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.