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dc.contributor.advisorOjo, Evans Eshiemogie-
dc.contributor.authorMtukushe, Namhla Faithen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-13T04:59:47Z-
dc.date.available2021-08-13T04:59:47Z-
dc.date.issued2021-02-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10321/3634-
dc.descriptionSubmitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Engineering Degree: Electrical Power Engineering, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2021.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe majority of South Africa’s electricity is generated from fossil-fuel plants that use mainly coal. In these power plants, the combustion of these fossil fuels liberates greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere that contribute to climate change. This problem coupled with the rapid depletion of fossil fuels has necessitated the need to explore the alternative form of energy such as renewable energy. Tidal energy is a form of ocean energy that can be considered as an alternative energy resource or renewable energy source. This form of energy has not been explored in South Africa, the only country in the world that is bounded by two oceans; the Indian and the Atlantic. Tidal energy can be harnessed from the movements of tides to generate electrical power. This study considered the possibility of harnessing tidal energy as the alternative energy source for power generation which can be used to mitigate the challenges associated with the energy crisis currently being experienced in the country. For this study, an extensive literature review was carried out to understand the tidal phenomenon, the concept of energy conversion from tides, the different techniques or technologies that can be used to generated power from tides. There are two main technologies used for converting tidal energy to electrical energy and these are the tidal barrage and the tidal streams. Based on the inferences drawn from the literature reviews concerning the tides experienced around the South Africa coastal region, it was identified that the tidal stream technique is applicable. Harmonic analysis of the tidal resource for four identified sites was conducted, from these analyses, Esikhawini was selected as an optimum site. Tidal streams extract the kinetic energy of tides and the mode of operation of tidal stream plants is determined by the type of tidal turbine employed. Several turbine designs were reviewed, a helical cross-flow turbine was selected due to its self-starting capability and its ability to operate in reverse stream flows. For this helical turbine, an analytical model using the blade element momentum theory (BEMT) was developed and was implemented on MATLAB environment. For the experimentation, a prototype was developed and tested in a laboratory concrete flume in the department of Civil Engineering at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Based on the experimental results, an analysis of the unit turbine was done which was used to propose a conceptualized tidal power plant. Hence, the proposed tidal power plant was used to justify the reason for embarking on this study which is to ascertain the possibility of establishing a tidal power plant in South Africa.en_US
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dc.subjectFossil-fuel plantsen_US
dc.subjectGreenhouse gassesen_US
dc.subjectTidal energyen_US
dc.subjectEnergy conversionen_US
dc.subject.lcshRenewable energy sources--South Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshEnergy development--South Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTidal power--South Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTidal power-plants--South Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshFossil fuels--South Africaen_US
dc.titleThe analytical and experimental study on the establishment of a tidal power plant in South Africaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.levelMen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/3634-
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