A scale model of a Magallanes tidal turbine is being tested in SSPA’s cavitation tunnel, in order to verify the efficiency of the blades and provide data for improved blade design.
Innovative micro-textures that mimic fish scales are being employed to combat biofouling, which affects all tidal stream turbines.
A set of composite panels made from fibreglass and a gel-coat coating have been installed for testing at the HarshLab facility as part of the NEMMO Project.
In WP5 numerical methodologies for the design of new generation tidal blades will be developed. These numerical...
WP4 is devoted to test, characterize and validate results coming from WP2 and WP3. Best performing materials developed in WP3...
This work package acts as support for design optimisations completed in WP 4-5 for the Magellan device.