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EmotionallyDisturbedParakeet
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FatGuy With
A LittleGun

P: 05/11/2021 17:09 EST
    Doing it at scale is a huge problem, they're very low energy density per sq ft compared to fossil fired powerplants, e.g., you need to essentially litter the coast with power take off modules and transfer stations and, well, you know, litter the ocean as well. From what I've seen, they aren't economically viable, and research into it is largely a dissatisfying waste. Cool engineering projects/homework assignments, but, imo that money and effort should be going to thermonuclear fusion based powerplant research*.

*don't drink heavy water, you'll get fat.

  
moose poop
Super Regular
Body Splatter

P: 05/11/2021 18:20 EST
    Very interesting stuff, really.

"One Scottish ocean energy company, Orbital Marine Power, has been testing tidal stream technologies that are ready to go large-scale, including a giant turbine capable of powering over 1,700 homes. With the first "O2" turbine due to be deployed this year at Orkney's European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), and another to follow in 2023, it is one of several commercial marine energy farms that could contribute up to a fifth of the UK's power needs."
  
Murf
Super Regular
Killer Scout
Supreme

P: 05/11/2021 18:44 EST
    Engineering is in my blood. When I was little I would build these elaborate cardboard houses for my cats, with electric lights and fans and electronic feeders. I would cut up coat hangers to make bars for the windows. They loved it.

Sometimes I would leave for an hour and come back to find the bars all bent out of shape with fur stuck to them and the cats gone. It was strange.
  
lil-bastard
P: 05/11/2021 19:15 EST
   
moose poop wrote:
Faber College, never did graduate.
I see what you did there.
  
EmotionallyDisturbedParakeet
Super Regular
FatGuy With
A LittleGun

P: 05/11/2021 23:03 EST
E: 05/11/2021 23:03 EST
   
moose poop wrote:
Very interesting stuff, really.

"One Scottish ocean energy company, Orbital Marine Power, has been testing tidal stream technologies that are ready to go large-scale, including a giant turbine capable of powering over 1,700 homes. With the first "O2" turbine due to be deployed this year at Orkney's European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), and another to follow in 2023, it is one of several commercial marine energy farms that could contribute up to a fifth of the UK's power needs."

I performed a wave loads analysis for one of ocean renewable power company’s Tidgen tidal turbines that could produce 150kW, and could serve power to 20-30 homes according to the link below It was deployed in Eastport Maine and I got to see it in real life. Met Angus King there too. Cool dude.

https://science.osti.gov/sbir/About/Highlights/2013/SBIR-201...
  
EmotionallyDisturbedParakeet
Super Regular
FatGuy With
A LittleGun

P: 05/11/2021 23:15 EST
    This is an animation of an oyster surge wave energy converter I did some time ago and am surprised it’s still online. It doesn’t look like much but there’s a ton of physics, hydrodynamics, that go on behind the scenes to determine to a reasonable degree of efficacy the flow of water around the device using radiation and diffraction wave theory.

But once you have a reasonable simulation model you can essentially perform large scale tank tests on the computer, and see how different geometries, sizes, weights, and power take-off impact performance and efficiency.

I participated in tank testing of a similar device with reaearchers at OHMSETT on a naval base in New Jersey when I worked for the naval architect.

https://youtu.be/fDpJ6zMPt1E
  
EmotionallyDisturbedParakeet
Super Regular
FatGuy With
A LittleGun

P: 05/11/2021 23:23 EST
E: 05/11/2021 23:24 EST
    I worked with this fellow in an auxiliary role on scaletera’s Gulf Stream hydro kinetic turbine (think of a big ass wind turbine, but in the ocean). Also didn’t really go anywhere. These projects tend to fizzle out without tremendous government spending and/or manipulation/subsidization of the electric rates.

https://www.doylecfd.com/projects/scaletera-hydrokinetic-tur...
  
gg#4
Super Regular
Killer Scout

P: 05/12/2021 09:02 EST
   
Murf wrote:
Engineering is in my blood. When I was little I would build these elaborate cardboard houses for my cats, with electric lights and fans and electronic feeders. I would cut up coat hangers to make bars for the windows. They loved it.

Sometimes I would leave for an hour and come back to find the bars all bent out of shape with fur stuck to them and the cats gone. It was strange.
Nice...I just smashed toy cars together like some autist
  
moose poop
Super Regular
Body Splatter

P: 05/12/2021 15:42 EST
   
lil-bastard wrote:
moose poop wrote:
Faber College, never did graduate.
I see what you did there.
Yeah, something about the dean's wife...
  
Ignorant_Florist
Daycare Manager
Pipebomb Monkey

P: 05/12/2021 19:23 EST
    ...and a dead horse....  
PapaPup
P: 05/13/2021 21:42 EST
   
Murf wrote:
Engineering is in my blood. When I was little I would build these elaborate cardboard houses for my cats, with electric lights and fans and electronic feeders. I would cut up coat hangers to make bars for the windows. They loved it.

Sometimes I would leave for an hour and come back to find the bars all bent out of shape with fur stuck to them and the cats gone. It was strange.
I started out going to school for engineering and then realized I don't like building anything. Probably should have looked that up first...

Switched to geology on a whim because rocks and gems are cool and the rest is history!
  
sp0t
Super Regular
Assault Cannon
Lover

P: 05/13/2021 21:49 EST
    "and the rest is history!"
and so are rocks and gems.

funny geology joke
  
PapaPup
P: 05/14/2021 21:24 EST
    Gneiss joke.  
angry_salad
Super Regular
Medic Capping
Service

P: 05/15/2021 11:45 EST
    Get out.  
-[IBSC]-iLluSiON-
Daycare Manager
Killer Scout

P: 05/16/2021 12:49 EST
E: 05/16/2021 12:49 EST
    Geology is so cool. Good choice.
My understanding has always been, though, if you chose to go into fields like that, post grad is required for jobs in the field.
Am I in the wrong again?

  
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