Simulation of Tidal Currents for Site Assessment and Determining of Potentials for Electricity Production

Main directions and velocity distributions over time are essential for evaluation of economic efficiency of tidal current turbines. In addition, numerical analyses help finding suitable spots and can identify and locate eddies or unfavorable flow patterns. This can support the preselection of measurement campaigns. For this, an in-house code is utilized. A description about the preprocessing methods, the simulation and the data assessment of a high resolution ocean modeling case is given.