Design diagrams for wavelength discrepancy in tank testing with inconsistently scaled intermediate water depth

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Abstract

The well-known dispersion relation links the length and period of a water wave with the depth in which it propagates. When model testing in tanks, the water depth should be consistently scaled to correctly replicate the waves. While this is done routinely by scaling foreshore bathymetry in coastal engineering physical model studies, and is not significant for deep water scenarios, this is not always considered when testing marine renewable energy devices, which are often in intermediate depth. Where water depth is not scaled consistently there will be resulting errors in wave parameters including wavelength, steepness, celerity, group velocity, and power. Design diagrams are presented to quantify and visualise these discrepancies over a typical range for testing offshore renewable energy devices. This design tool will facilitate experimental planning, quantification of uncertainties, and correlation of model test results with field data. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)109-113
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Marine Energy
Volume18
Early online date20 Apr 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2017

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