• International Journal of Contents
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.76-84
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• 2022

Tidal power generation plays a critical role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It uses a tidal force generated by gravitational force between the moon, the earth, and the sun. The change of seawater height generates the tide-generating force, and the magnitude of the change is the tide level. The tide level change has the same period as the tide-generating force twice a day, every 29.5 days, every year, and every 18.6 years. Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station is Korea's first tidal power plant that began commercial power generation in August 2011 and has been accumulating a large volume of data on electricity production, power generation sales, sluice displacement, and tide levels. The purpose of this paper was to analyze the impact of the inefficiency factors affecting production and the tidal level change on tidal power generation and their characteristics using Sihwa Lake Tidal Power's operational performance data. Throughout this paper we show that tidal power generating operation is accurately predicting the trends of magnitude of tidal force to be periodical for each day. determining the drop to initiate the water turbine generator factoring the constraints on the operation of Sihwa Lake, and reflecting the water discharge through the floodgate and water turbine during the standby mode in the power generation plan to be in the optimal condition until the initiation of the next power generation can maximize power generation.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.71-77
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• 1979

낙동강은 유역이 약 2.4 $10^{4}$$\textrm{km}^2$ 이고 길이가 525km에 달하는 대하천으로 농업, 공업, 생활용수 등 영남지방의 용수 공급원으로서 중요하다. 최근에는 하구역 에서 천해어장, 홍수대책, 하도개수, 간척, 매립 등 다양한 이용개발이 계획 또는 실시 되고 있다. 따라서 이 하구역의 효육적 이용과 관리를 위하여는 하구수의 유동을 지배하는 요인인 하천조석에 관한 기초적인 연구가 불가결하다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2007년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2007
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• pp.22-24
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• 2007

Waterline extraction is the one of widely used methods for studying changes in tidal flat environment and coastlines using multi-temporal optical images such as Landsat TM and Landsat ETM+. High dynamics of tidal currents and land reclamation which accelerate sedimentation and/or erosion cause waterline change in tidal flats. The amount of sediment deposited or eroded can be evaluated by precisely estimating waterline changes in tidal flats. The objective of this study is to detect the change of waterlines during 17 years and analyze the trends of erosion and sedimentation in the study areas. The Ganghwado tidal flat on the west coast of the Korean Peninsula was selected. The study area is famous for high dynamics of tidal currents and vast tidal flats. Land reclamation which has been carried out on a large scale is also considered as one of elements that have accelerated the environmental changes in this tidal flat. In this study, we acquired 26 waterlines from Landsat TM and Landsat ETM+ images. We extracted the waterline from each satellite image to generate a digital elevation map (DEM) which was used for reference and to compare with the other waterline which was extracted from DEM having a same tide. The result of comparison well depicted the areas of dominant sedimentation and erosion, and general trends of sedimentation and erosion according to sub-regions are also revealed during the investigation time. Results showed that erosion during a decade was dominant at the west of the Southern Ganghwado tidal flat, while sedimentation was dominant at the wide channel between the Southern Ganghwado tidal flat and the Yeongjongdo tidal flat. This area has been commonly affected by high currents and sedimentation energy. Although we were not able to verify the accuracy of the waterline changes, this result clearly showed the waterline change and therefore, the waterline extraction method used in this study has proven as an effective tool for long term tidal change estimation.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2017

본 연구는 전남 서남해안 우이도 주변해역의 조류흐름 특성에 따른 조류에너지 자원을 평가하였다. 먼저 대상해역의 조류 특성에 관한 정보 수집을 통한 타당성 조사와 유한요소법을 적용한 수심평균 2차원 ADCIRC(Advanced Circulation) 수치모델로 조석과 조류속의 변화에 대한 모의실험을 수행하였다. 조석분조는 우리나라 해역에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 4대 분조(M2, S2, K1, O1)를 기본으로 설정하였다. 실제 평균 수심이 반영된 수치모형의 4곳을 관측점으로 설정하여 분석한 결과, 대조기 때 고고조 2.2m, 최강조류속 1.33 m/s를 나타냈다. ADCIRC Model의 결과값은 국립해양조사원(KHOA) 실제 관측 자료와 비교 및 분석하여 검증하였다. 또한 대상해역의 수치모델 조류속값에 지형적 특성을 반영한 조류속기법(Tidal Flux Method)을 이용하여 조류에너지 밀도 분포에 대해 평가하였다. 우이도 해역의 5개 평가 영역 중 최대 $1.75kW/m^2$의 조류에너지 분포를 보였으며, 조위 및 조류속뿐만 아니라 해역의 지형적 특성을 고려한 조류에너지 밀도 분포도를 작성하여 최적의 조류발전단지 후보지를 선정하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.567-573
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• 2007

조간대의 조류로 발달은 조간대 퇴적물 종류, 입도, 조성 및 조류의 세기 등에 많은 영향을 받는다. 조류로의 발달 특성, 밀도, 형태 등은 조간대의 특징을 분석하는데 활용될 수 있다. 그러나 조류로에 대한 정량적 분석은 시도되지 못하고 있다. 따라서 이번 연구의 목적은 고해상도 위성 영상 자료를 이용하여 조류로에 대한 프랙털 차원 결과와 조류로 발달에 영향을 주는 지형(DEM : Digital Elevation Model)을 비교 분석하는 것이다. 이번 연구에서는 프랙털 분석 중에서 하천 해안 등 선형의 특징에 많은 적용을 하는 box counting 방법을 이용하였다. 연구 지역은 조차가 심한 강화도 남단의 조간대이다. 연구 방법은 IKONOS 영상으로부터 조류로를 추출한 뒤 프랙털 차원을 구하였다. 그 결과 프랙털 차원은 약 $1.0{\sim}1.35$ 정도의 결과 값을 얻었다. 지형이 낮으며 채널의 발달이 미비한 지역(강화도 남단 여차리 부근)에서는 프랙털 차원이 약 $1.0{\sim}1.2$ 정도의 낮은 값을 가지는 반면에 지형이 높고 채널 발달이 수지상으로 잘 발달된 지역(영종도 북단)의 프랙털 차원은 약 $1.20{\sim}1.35$ 정도의 높은 값을 가진다. 이 분석으로부터 프랙털 분석으로 인하여 조류로의 정량적 분류가 가능하며 지역의 지형에 따라서 조류로의 발달 형태가 달라 프랙털 차원 값이 다르다는 결론을 얻었다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.361-368
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• 2006

The Saemangeum tidal flat with an area of approxirnately $233km^2$ is one of the biggest estuarine tidal flats on the west coast of Korea. Because of its location in the estuary of Mangyeong and Dongjin Rivers, the tidal flat receives large amount of sediments. A 33-km long sea dyke, enclosing a coastal zone of $401km^2$, was constructed to reclaim tidal flat in the Saemangeum area. The dyke construction radically changes the local tidal current regime and estuarine circulation. These have an effect on sedimentary environments in the tidal flat. On the tidal flats of the study area net deposition occurred, but net erosion occurred near tidal channel in 2004. The comparison of topography and surface sediments in summer 2004 with those in summer 1988 before the dyke construction showed that elevation increased with maximum 80cm and mean grain sizes were fining at Gwanghwal tidal flats. Sedimentary facies of two cores from Gwanghwal tidal flat revealed homogeneous layers in the upper part suggesting rapid deposition after the dyke construction. The sedimentation rate in Gwanghwal tidal flat(GW 6) using $^{210}Pb$ analysis was about 5.4cm/yr which is well matched with the sedimentation pattern revealed by change in topography.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.339-351
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• 2006

뻘중심의 갯벌이 넓게 형성된 가로림만의 웅도리외 모래 갯벌과 염전이 발달한 영광 갯벌의 두우리, 수산 양식업이 발달한 곰소만 주변 지역을 대상으로 조석 주기, 갯벌 지형. 갯벌 퇴적물의 입도 특성과 주민 생활과의 관련성을 검토했다. 갯벌 주변 주민들에게 갯일은 농사일보다 우선되고, 갯벌에서 얻어지는 수입이 이들의 주소득원이다. 갯벌주변의 주민 생활은 조석 주기에 맞추어 이루어지고 있으며, 한사리 저조위 때는 가장 바쁘고 많은 소득을 올릴 수 있어 마치 장날과 같다. 뻘 갯벌에서는 패류 양식이 주이고, 모래 갯벌에는 안강망 어업이 활발하며, 해안에 접한 혼합 갯벌에는 염전이 발달한다. 또한 하나의 갯벌에도 경제 활동의 분화가 이루어져 조상대에는 염전과 양어장으로, 조간대에는 패류 양식장으로, 조하대는 굴, 김 양식징으로 이용된다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.266-273
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• 2013

With the worldwide trend of controlling the utilization of fossil fuels inducing global climate change, many efforts will have to be made on securing a sustainable energy supply. Tidal current is a concentrated form of gravitational energy, its resource is significant, but limited locations. To effectively capture tidal current energy from the sea, a group of tidal turbines should be formed and positioned with optimal size and spacing for absorbing from multiple points. Thus, the flow field including turbines becomes a huge domain, a so-called tidal farm. It can be very convenient technically and economically if a whole turbine farm is simulated by means of actuator disc thoery. So, the analysis method using actuator discs coupled with a solution of Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations is adopted for actual tidal turbines. Actuator discs have regions where similar forces imposed by actual turbines are applied to a flow. As working in group formation, turbines naturally have interaction effects on one another. Therefore, the present paper investigate the evaluation on the operating performance of tidal farm in terms of the mutual influence among turbine units with various lateral and longitudinal spacing. Authors expect that results of the present study contribute to the development of tidal farm for the future potential energy.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2015

Recently, tidal current energy conversion is a promising way to harness the power of tides in order to meet the growing demands of energy utilization. A new concept of tidal current energy conversion device, named Vane Tidal Turbine (VTT), is introduced in this study. VTT has several special features that are potentially more advantageous than the conventional tidal turbines, such as propeller type tidal turbines. The purpose of this study on VTT is to analyze the possibility of extracting the hydrokinetic energy of tidal current and converting it into electricity, and evaluate the performance of turbines for various numbers of blades (six, eight and twelve) using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). At various tip-speed ratios (TSR), the six-bladed turbine obtains the highest power and torque coefficients, power efficiency is up to 28% at TSR = 1.89. Otherwise, the twelve blade design captures the smallest portion of available tidal current energy at all TSRs. However, by adding more blades, torque extracted from the rotor shaft of twelve-bladed turbine is more uniform due to the less interrupted generation of force for a period of time (one revolution).

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.54-62
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• 2016

This study presents an approach of tidal farming optimization using a numerical modelling method to simulate tidal energy extraction for 1MW scale tidal stream devices around Jangjuk-sudo, South Korea. The utility of the approach in this research is demonstrated by optimizing the tidal farm in an idealized scenario and a more realistic case with three scenarios of 28-turbine centered tidal array (named A, B and C layouts) inside the Jangjuk-sudo. In addition, the numerical method also provides a pre-processing calculation helps the researchers to quickly determine where the best resource site is located when considering the position of the tidal stream turbine farm. From the simulation results, it is clearly seen that the net energy (or wake energy yield which includes the impacts of wake effects on power generation) extracted from the layout A is virtually equal to the estimates of speed-up energy yield (or the gross energy which is the sum of energy yield of each turbine without wake effects), up to 30.3 GWh/year.