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horizontal axis tidal turbine, 74, 75f overtides, 62–66
of horizontal axis wind turbine, 89–90, power density, 66, 68f
89f progressive waves, 50, 50f
momentum flux, 45 resonance, 53–54
Structured grid, 194, 194f standing waves, 51–53, 53f,54f
Supercomputing, 219–220 stream devices
Surface fields, 197–198 arrays, 73
Surface point absorbers, 126 horizontal axis turbines, 69–70, 70f
Suspended particulate matter (SPM), 167, oscillating hydrofoils, 70–72, 72f
185 tidal kites, 71, 73f
SWAN wave model, 209, 215, 223f, venturi effect devices, 71, 72f
291–292 vertical axis turbines, 70, 71f
Swell waves, 107 tidal asymmetry, 62–66, 64f,65f
SWEs. See Shallow water equations velocity profile, 66, 67f
(SWEs) Tidal energy converters (TEC), 245–250
Synchronization, grid inertia, 16–17 Tidal Energy Limited DeltaStream device,
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), 183 69–70, 70f
System volume, in space, 33–34 Tidal kite turbine, 71, 73f
Tidal range, 257–259, 280–283
Tidal resource characterization, 209, 209f
T acoustic Doppler current profiler,
Taylor expansion, 203–204 165–170
Technology readiness level (TRL), 23–25, acoustic Doppler velocimeter, 163–165
24t boundary conditions, 211–212
Third-generation wave model, 213 desk-based studies, 157
Tidal asymmetry Lagrangian drifters, 171–173, 174f
in estuary, 64–65, 64f magnetic flow meters, 162
Manning coefficient, 64–65 mechanical flow meter, 161, 162f
tidal signals, 65, 65f Orkney (Scotland), 225–232, 233f
Tidal currents, 271–272 split time, 212
Tidaldatums,61f tilt current meters, 162–163, 163f
Tidal diamonds, 157, 158t turbulence closure, 210–211
Tidal elevation time series water-level measurements
Boston, 61–62, 62f pressure, 161
Mississippi Sound, 61–62, 62f radar sensor, 161
Tidal ellipses, 67–68, 68f,69f stilling-well gauges, 159–161
Tidal energy tidal poles, 159
barrages, 76–81, 78f tide gauge network, 158, 159f
compound tides, 60–62, 61f,62f tide table, 158, 160t
Coriolis, 55–57, 55f Tidal stream, 258f, 283–285
cotidal charts, 51, 52f Tidal-stream devices
Earth-Moon system, 47–48, 48f,49f arrays, 73
ellipses, 67–68, 69f horizontal axis turbines, 69–70, 70f
extraction, 289–291 oscillating hydrofoils, 70–72, 72f
force, 47–50 tidal kites, 71, 73f
for Holyhead, 59–60, 59f,59t venturi effect devices, 71, 72f
horizontal axis turbines vertical axis turbines, 70, 71f
Betz limit, 76, 77f Tidal symmetry, 295–300
power coefficient, 76, 77f Tides, 286
Kelvin waves, 57–58, 58f power density, 66
lagoons, 76–81, 78f,79f velocity profile, 66
Newton’s law of universal gravitation, Tilt current meters, 162–163, 163f
47, 48f Truncation error, 203–204