Abstract
This paper presents a current and turbulence measurement campaign conducted at a test site in an energetic tidal channel known as Strangford Narrows, Northern Ireland. The data was collected as part of the MaRINET project funded by the EU under their FP7 framework. It was a collaborative effort between Queen’s University Belfast, SCHOTTEL and Fraunhofer
IWES. The site is highly turbulent with a strong shear flow.
Longer term measurements of the flow regime were made using
a bottom mounted Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP). During a
specific turbulence measurement campaign, two collocated in-
struments were used to measure incoming flow characteristics: an
ADP (Aquadopp, Nortek) and a turbulence profiler (MicroRider,
Rockland Scientific International). The instruments recorded the
same incoming flow, so that direct comparisons between the data
can be made. In this study the methodology adopted to deploy the
instruments is presented. The resulting turbulence measurements
using the different types of instrumentation are compared and
the usefulness of each instrument for the relevant range of
applications is discussed. The paper shows the ranges of the
frequency spectra obtained using the different instruments, with
the combined measurements providing insight into the structure
of the turbulence across a wide range of scales.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 04 Mar 2015 |
| Event | The 2015 IEEE/OES Eleventh Current, Waves and Turbulence Measurment Workshop - Florida, St. Peterburg, United States Duration: 02 Mar 2015 → 06 Mar 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | The 2015 IEEE/OES Eleventh Current, Waves and Turbulence Measurment Workshop |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | St. Peterburg |
| Period | 02/03/2015 → 06/03/2015 |