Wave and tidal power review

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dc.contributor.advisorKilner, F Aen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKok, Nicolaas Johannesen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-21T19:04:19Z
dc.date.available2016-03-21T19:04:19Z
dc.date.issued1978en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA review of the technology of useful conversion of wave power and tidal power is presented. These two power resources are reviewed separately, but on the same basis: principles of operation, existing devices or plants and research and development. Promising wave power devices in Britain, the United States and Europe are discussed. If wave power is to be competitive, one of the first requirements may be energy densification. Proposed energy densification schemes include resonance, high pressure water and wave focussing. Wave focussing is a Norwegian invention, technically feasible, and although more research and development is required, it appears to be more promising than alternative forms of wave power utilisation. According to a preliminary cost analysis, it could be competitive with conventional hydro-electric power. The large scale exploitation of tidal power has been considered seriously for about half a century; the literature on the topic is voluminous. The main limitations of tidal power are its intermittent nature and the high costs involved in the construction of a plant. The existing pilot plants at the Rance and Kislaya Guba have respectively proved that tidal power is technically feasible and that construction costs could be reduced. With the rapid increase in the price of fossil fuels, tidal power plants may be realised at the two best sites in the world, the Bay of Fundy and the Severn Estuary.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKok, N. J. (1978). <i>Wave and tidal power review</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18025en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKok, Nicolaas Johannes. <i>"Wave and tidal power review."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 1978. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18025en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKok, N. 1978. Wave and tidal power review. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kok, Nicolaas Johannes AB - A review of the technology of useful conversion of wave power and tidal power is presented. These two power resources are reviewed separately, but on the same basis: principles of operation, existing devices or plants and research and development. Promising wave power devices in Britain, the United States and Europe are discussed. If wave power is to be competitive, one of the first requirements may be energy densification. Proposed energy densification schemes include resonance, high pressure water and wave focussing. Wave focussing is a Norwegian invention, technically feasible, and although more research and development is required, it appears to be more promising than alternative forms of wave power utilisation. According to a preliminary cost analysis, it could be competitive with conventional hydro-electric power. The large scale exploitation of tidal power has been considered seriously for about half a century; the literature on the topic is voluminous. The main limitations of tidal power are its intermittent nature and the high costs involved in the construction of a plant. The existing pilot plants at the Rance and Kislaya Guba have respectively proved that tidal power is technically feasible and that construction costs could be reduced. With the rapid increase in the price of fossil fuels, tidal power plants may be realised at the two best sites in the world, the Bay of Fundy and the Severn Estuary. DA - 1978 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1978 T1 - Wave and tidal power review TI - Wave and tidal power review UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18025 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18025
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKok NJ. Wave and tidal power review. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 1978 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18025en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCivil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTidal power generationen_ZA
dc.titleWave and tidal power reviewen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc (Eng)en_ZA
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