Fluid Dynamics & Hydrodynamics
As they both harness energy from fluids in motion and are affected by the extreme forces produced by these motions, a proper understanding of the fluid dynamics and hydrodynamics of Marine Renewable Energy devices is crucial to their development. Expertise within PRIMaRE partners in these area includes:
- Combined loading (i.e., wave, currents and/or wind)
- Extreme loads
- Improved numerical models
- Non-linear effects
- System dynamics
- Turbulence
Fluid Dynamics & Hydrodynamics research in PRIMaRE
- The Water, Environment and Infrastructure Resilience Research Unit (WEIR) at the University of Bath
- The Fluid and Aerodynamics Research Group at the University of Bristol
- The Offshore Renewable Energy Research Group at the University of Exeter
- The Coastal, Ocean and Sediment Transport Engineering (COAST) Research Group at the University of Plymouth
- The Sustainable Energy Research Group (SERG) at the University of Southampton
