TY - CONF
TI - Impacts of Tidal Energy Extraction on Sea Bed Morphology
AU - Chatzirodou, A
AU - Karunarathna, H
T2 - 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE 2014)
AB - In this paper, the application of a 3D numerical model covering the area of Pentland Firth channel (Scotland, UK) to investigate the hydrodynamics related to tidal energy extraction is presented in detail. A full validation analysis is carried out so that the fully operational 3D hydrodynamic model could be applied with confidence in order to explore possible impacts of tidal devices on the ambient marine environment. Following that, a higher resolution hydrodynamic and morphodynamic model covering the area of Inner Sound channel, between the Island of Stroma and Scottish Mainland, favoured for tidal energy extraction inside Pentland Firth, is set up. Preliminary results indicate that the existing morphodynamics of the observed sandbank areas inside Inner Sound Channel are very dynamic. In such a dynamic environment, results imply that possible alterations in tidal currents due to energy extraction may have some implications on the existing morphodynamic regime.
DA - 2014/06//
PY - 2014
SP - 10
UR - https://icce-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/icce/index.php/icce/article/view/7352/pdf_729
LA - English
KW - Marine Energy
KW - Tidal
KW - Changes in Flow
KW - Physical Environment
KW - Sediment Transport
ER -