Noise characterization of a subsea tidal kite

Pál Schmitt; Matthew K Pine; Ross M Culloch; Lilian Lieber; Louise T Kregting

doi:10.1121/1.5080268

Noise characterization of a subsea tidal kite

Pál Schmitt
, Matthew K Pine
, Ross M Culloch
, Lilian Lieber
, Louise T Kregting

Queen's University, Belfast
Deakin University, Victoria
Marine Science Scotland

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Abstract

This paper presents the first noise measurements of a quarter-scale subsea tidal kite (anchored to the sea floor by a tether and flying in a figure-eight configuration in the water column) operating in field conditions. Challenges in the measurement and post-processing of the data are detailed. Results are presented for three operating conditions of the kite: (1) varying turbine rotations per minute (RPM), (2) varying kite speed, and (3) a twisted tether. Turbine RPM was identified as the main parameter influencing noise emissions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	441-446
Journal	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Volume	144
Issue number	5
Early online date	27 Nov 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5080268
Publication status	Published - Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes

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