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Marine research at Queen’s University Belfast, N. Ireland
Professor Trevor Whittaker FREng., FICE, FRINA, CEng.
Supergen UKCMER Annual Assembly 30 Nov. 2016
OWC & OWCS array testing
Modular flap
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T (s)
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Modular Rigid
Flap
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D (deg.)
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Modular Rigid
Flap
Foundation loads
Normalised Surge and Yaw loads against Time, showing reduction in Yaw Load.
Total effective load range(a fatigue metric), for low & medium energy sites)
Tidal Turbine Testing Strangford Lough
(2013) Twin Eppler 1.5m rotors
(2014) 4m Schottel rotor
GPS
CabinRotor
Instruments
DAQ
TTT 3 Tidal Turbine Testing (2016)
TTT3 Tidal Turbine Testing (2016)
Can run @ constant speed under variable flow
Strangford Narrows
Towing tank near Rome
SNBE SCHOOL OF
Natural and Built Environment
Contact: [email protected]
Understanding Extreme Nearshore Wave Events through Studies of Coastal Boulder Transport.
Understanding Extreme Nearshore Wave Events through Studies of Coastal Boulder Transport.
Boulder Transport winter 2013/2014
Aran Islands, Co. Galway
Pressure Sensor Deployment
