A3_11 Energy from rip currents

Authors

  • Christopher May
  • Timothy Smith
  • Ryan Ruston
  • Slobodan Sirovica

Abstract

 

The power contained within typical a rip current is estimated, and a simple calculation is made of the amount that could be extracted and used. Technical difficulties with scaling up the process to provide a significant contribution to energy needs are discussed, and conclude that natural rip current power is not suited to large scale electricity generation.

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Published

15-12-2011

How to Cite

May, C., Smith, T., Ruston, R., & Sirovica, S. (2011). A3_11 Energy from rip currents. Physics Special Topics, 10(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2048

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2011): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles