RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Energy extraction from marine currents in the Guadiana estuary. Preliminary results
A1 Calero Quesada, María Concepción
A1 García Lafuente, Jesús Manuel
A1 Delgado-Cabello, Javier
A1 Moreno Navas, Juan
K1 Estuarios - Congresos
K1 Mareas - Congresos
AB A hydrodynamic model of the Guadiana Estuary has been used to study the energy extraction from marine currents. The Guadiana Estuary (SW of Iberian Peninsula) is a mesotidal estuary dominated by the tide. The strongest marine currents are located in the mouth at superficial layer where the energy flux is about 900 W/m2 during spring tides. In addition to the mean energy flux, other characteristics of the flow, such as permanence, direction of the currents or vertical shear, have been taken into account to complete thestudy the suitability of the area. In an estuary dominated by the tide, asymmetries are important because flood tide and ebb tide have different durations. In the Guadiana Estuary, although the ebb tide is larger than the flood tide is possible to obtain energy inboth cases. However, it could be necessary to consider the difference in duration between flood and ebb tide in the characteristics of the flux to decide the most suitable energy extraction device.
PB Universidad de Vigo
SN 978-84-8158-789-0
YR 2018
FD 2018-06-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/45823
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/45823
LA eng
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 3 mar 2026