EPISODE · Nov 30, 2021 · 51 MIN
Tidal Stream Energy with Wouter Remmerie
from Fluid Mechanics 101 Podcast · host Aidan Wimshurst
In this episode of the Fluid Mechanics 101 Podcast, I discuss the challenges in tidal stream turbine design with Wouter Remmerie. Wouter Remmerie is a founder and owner of AirShaper. AirShaper is an online platform that allows you to carry out aerodynamics CFD simulations in the cloud, with no expert knowledge of CFD, aerodynamics or specific software. Checkout the abbreviated podcast (with video clips and diagrams) here: https://youtu.be/c3VaPgTJh88 ******************************** Timetamps 0:00 Introduction 3:11 Aidan's CFD Background 4:48 Wind Rotors and Tidal Rotors 9:30 Aeroplane Tip Vortices 12:10 Rotor Tip Vortices 14:30 Turbine Farm Layout 17:40 Downstream spacing 21:21 Marine life growth 24:30 Rotor power and size 28:59 Tidal Sites around the World 34:41 Lateral Blockage 39:55 Spacing research (MeyGen) 41:45 Ducted Turbines 43:12 Support Structures 45:28 Cavitation 49:39 Outro ============================================ Follow Wouter Remmerie on: ============================================ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/AirShaper Web https://www.airshaper.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AirShaper LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/airshaper ============================================ More Information: ============================================ Dr Aidan Wimshurst's Doctoral Thesis https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a91acd6f-dc86-4cad-bf5e-b042e81840dc Dr Aidan Wimshurst's Research on ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aidan-Wimshurst
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In this episode of the Fluid Mechanics 101 Podcast, I discuss the challenges in tidal stream turbine design with Wouter Remmerie. Wouter Remmerie is a founder and owner of AirShaper. AirShaper is an online platform that allows you to carry out aerodynamics CFD simulations in the cloud, with no expert knowledge of CFD, aerodynamics or specific software. Checkout the abbreviated podcast (with video clips and diagrams) here: https://youtu.be/c3VaPgTJh88 ******************************** Timetamps 0:00 Introduction 3:11 Aidan's CFD Background 4:48 Wind Rotors and Tidal Rotors 9:30 Aeroplane Tip Vortices 12:10 Rotor Tip Vortices 14:30 Turbine Farm Layout 17:40 Downstream spacing 21:21 Marine life growth 24:30 Rotor power and size 28:59 Tidal Sites around the World 34:41 Lateral Blockage 39:55 Spacing research (MeyGen) 41:45 Ducted Turbines 43:12 Support Structures 45:28 Cavitation 49:39 Outro ============================================ Follow Wouter Remmerie on: ============================================ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/AirShaper Web https://www.airshaper.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AirShaper LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/airshaper ============================================ More Information: ============================================ Dr Aidan Wimshurst's Doctoral Thesis https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a91acd6f-dc86-4cad-bf5e-b042e81840dc Dr Aidan Wimshurst's Research on ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aidan-Wimshurst
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