Postgraduate Course: Marine Renewable Resource Assessment (IDCORE) (PGEE11090)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course explains and discusses the basic physics required
in resource modelling and assessment for wind, wave and marine currents (including tidal); provides understanding of user needs for resource assessment and its relation to offshore marine energy production (i.e. calculation of energy yield across all offshore RE technologies); and describes the measurement and data analysis procedures for site resource assessment. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Weeks |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
&· explain and discuss the basic physics required in resource modelling and assessment for wind, wave and marine currents (including tidal)
&· provide understanding as to the user needs for resource assessment and its relation to offshore marine energy production (ie calculation of energy yield across all offshore RE technologies)
&· describe the measurement and data analysis procedures for site resource assessment |
Assessment Information
Case study for each energy source (Analysis of real data/computational modelling and preparation of a resource assessment):
Wind case study (33.3%)
Wave case study (33.3%)
Tidal case study (33.3%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
1. Definitions of resource: Maximum; Technically feasible; Economically feasible; Socially acceptable;
2. Basic characteristics for wind, wave and tidal; fundamental equations and drivers;
3. Wave definitions: Linear Wave equations; Energy and Power; Wave spectra;
4. Wind : Boundary layers and atmospheric stability; roughness effects; turbulence (1 and 3D) -; wind spectra; wind coherence;
5. Tidal Stream definitions: Equilibrium theory of tides; Harmonic analysis; Boundary layers (wind shear); turbulence; fundamental flow equations;
6. Correlations between wind, wave and tidal (including Wave-current interaction: the effect on resource;
7. Metocean characterisation overview;: Important meteorology; seasonal variations for all offshore energy fluxes;
8. Resource Assessment:
a. Requirements for project development: short and long term; accuracy and predictability
b. Regional assessment
c. Site assessment
d. Methods of assessment;
i. Physical measurement (bouys/ adcps and met masts) - requirements
ii. Numerical and statistical modelling
Wave modelling (wave watch, swan, mike21
Tidal modelling (polprod; tomowac ...)
Wind (including measure correlate predict)
e. Yield calculation procedures and uncertainty analysis;
f. Limitation in resource (specifically for tidal);
9. Analysis: Time series; spectral analysis; extremes;
10.Wake and array losses for all technologies:
a. Wind; wave and current : Practical resource assessment case studies
b. Combined resource analysis
11.Effects on the physical environment;
12.Anticipated impact of climate change on the resources. |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Equimar Marine Renewable Energy Protocols |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
2 week intensive block taught unit |
| Keywords | Offshore Renewable Energy, Professional Doctorate, |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Vengatesan Venugopal
Tel:
Email: V.Venugopal@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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