1Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, Email Id- drvarun.engineering@tmu.ac.in
Online Published on 18 January, 2022.
The potential of powerful tidal currents is receiving more attention as interest in renewable energy sources grows. However, there is a limit to the amount of power accessible since too many turbines would simply block the flow, decreasing the amount of power produced. The greatest average power available from a tidal stream through a channel, such as that between an island and the mainland, is calculated and shown to be much less than the average kinetic energy flow in the undisturbed condition across the channel's most restricted cross-section. The highest average power is calculated as 20 to 24 percent of the peak tidal pressure head, from one end of the channel to the other, times the peak of the undisturbed mass flow across the channel, according to a general formula. The placement of the turbine "fences" along the channel has no effect on the maximum average power. The findings may potentially be used to assess the potential strength of stable ocean currents.
Channels, Power, Renewable Energy, Tidal Power, Tidal Currents
