Publications

Journal, Books & Papers:

A Mason-Jones, M Allmark, T O’Doherty, C E Morris. An Introduction to Fluid Structure Interaction for Tidal Turbine Design and Optimisation. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. 2021 ELSEVIER Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819727-1.00097-2

T Ebdon, M Allmark, D M O’Doherty, G Germain, B Gaurier, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty. The Impact of Turbulence and Turbine Operating Condition on the Wakes of Tidal Turbines. Renewable Energy. Volume 165, Part 2, March 2021. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.065.

C Lloyd, M Allmark, S Ordonez-Sanchez, R Martinez, C Johnstone, G Germain, B Gaurier, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty. Validation of the Dynamic Load Characteristics on a Tidal Stream Turbine when Subjected to Wave and Current Interaction. Ocean Engineering. In Press: February 2021. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.108360.

M Allmark, R Ellis, T Ebdon, C Lloyd, S Ordonez-Sanchez, R Martinez, A Mason-Jones, C Johnstone, T O’Doherty. A Detailed Study of Tidal Turbine Power Production and Dynamic Loading Under Grid Generated Turbulence and Turbine Wake Operation. Renewable Energy. In Press: December 2020. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2020.12.052.

L Mackie, P Evans, M Harrold, T O’Doherty, P M Piggott, A Angeloudis. Modelling hydrodynamics in an energetic tidal strait with pronounced bathymetric features. Applied Ocean Research. In Press: July 2020. doi:10.1016/j.apor.2020.102494.

R Martinez, S Ordonez-Sanchez, M Allmark, C Lloyd, T O’Doherty, G Germain, B Gaurier, C Johnstone. Analysis of the Effects of Control Strategies and Wave Climates on the Loading and Performance of a Laboratory Scale Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine. Ocean Engineering. Volume 212, September 2020. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.107713.

M Allmark, R Ellis, C Lloyd, C Byrne, P Prickett, R Grosvenor, A Mason-Jones, S Ordonez-Sanchez, C Johnstone, T O’Doherty. Development, Design and Characterisation of Scale Model Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbines for Dynamic Load Quantification. Renewable Energy. Volume 156, August 2020. Pages 913-930. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2020.04.060.

M Harrold, P Ouro, T O’Doherty. Performance Assessment of a Tidal Turbine using Two Flow References. Renewable Energy. Volume 153, June 2020. Pages 624-633. 10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.052.

O El Fajri, S Bhushan, D Thompson and T O’Doherty. Numerical Investigation of Shallow-Water Effects on Hydrokinetic Turbine Wake Recovery. International Marine Energy Journal. Volume 3, Issue 1, May 2020. doi:10.36688/imej.3.25-35.

K Porter, S Ordonez-Sanchez, R E Murray, M Allmark, C M Johnstone, T O’Doherty, D A Doman, M J Pegg. Flume Testing of Passively Adaptive Composite Tidal Turbine Blades under Combined Wave and Current Loading. Journal of Fluids and Structures. Volume 93, February 2020. doi:10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2019.102825.

C Lloyd, T O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones. Development of a Wave-Current Numerical Model using Stokes 2nd Order Theory. International Marine Energy Journal. Volume 2, Issue 1, November 2019. doi:10.36688/imej.2.1-14.

S Salunkhe, S Bhushan, D Thompson, D M O’Doherty and, T O’Doherty. Validation of Tidal Stream Turbine Wake Predictions and Analysis of Wake Recovery Mechanism. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2019. doi:10.3390/jmse7100362.

S Ordonez-Sanchez, K E Porter, R Ellis, M Allmark, T O’Doherty, C Johnstone. Numerical Models to Predict the Performance of Tidal Stream Turbines Working Under Off-Design Conditions. Ocean Engineering. Volume 181, June 2019. Pages 198-211. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.04.027.

J C Alcérreca-Huerta, S E Ordonez-Sanchez, M Allmark, M Callejas-Jiménez, G Gallegos D Barroso, I Marino Tapia, C M Johnstone, T O’Doherty, L Carrillo. Potential of oceanic currents for marine renewable energy at the Cozumel Channel in the Mexican Caribbean. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. Volume 7, Issue 5, May 2019, doi:10.3390/jmse7050147.

S Ordonez-Sanchez, M Allmark, K Porter, R Ellis, C Lloyd, T O’Doherty, C Johnstone. Analysis of a Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine Performance in the Presence of Regular and Irregular Waves using Two Control Strategies. Energies. Volume 12, Issue 3, January 2019. doi:10.3390/en12030367.

C H Frost, P S Evans, M Harrold, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty, D M O’Doherty. The Impact of Axial Flow Misalignment on Tidal Turbines. Renewable Energy. Volume 113, December 2017. Pages 1333-1344. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2017.07.006.

E Zangiabadi, I Masters, A J Williams, T N Croft, R Malki, M Edmunds, A Mason-Jones, I Horsfall. Computational prediction of pressure change in the vicinity of tidal stream turbines and the consequences for fish survival rate. Renewable Energy. Volume 101, February 2017. Pages 1141-1156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.09.063.

S C Tatum, M Allmark, C H Frost, D M O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty. CFD Modelling of a Tidal Stream Turbine Subjected to Profiled Flow and Surface Gravity Waves. International Journal of Marine Energy. Volume 15, September 2016. Pages 156-174. doi:10.1016/j.ijome.2016.04.003.

S C Tatum, C H Frost, M Allmark, D M O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones, P W Prickett, R I Grosvenor, C B Byrne, T O’Doherty. Wave–Current Interaction Effects on Tidal Stream Turbine Performance and Loading Characteristics. International Journal of Marine Energy. Volume 14, June 2016. Pages 161-179. doi:10.1016/j.ijome.2015.09.002.

C E Morris, A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty. Evaluation of the Swirl Characteristics of a Tidal Stream Turbine Wake. International Journal of Marine Energy. Volume 14, June 2016. Pages 198-214. doi:10.1016/j.ijome.2015.08.001.

C E Morris, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones. Kinetic Energy Extraction and its Sensitivity to Structural Stiffness Attenuation. Renewable Energy. Volume 88, April 2016. Pages 30-39. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2015.10.037.

P S Evans, A Mason-Jones, C A M E Wilson, C F Wooldridge, T O’Doherty, D M O’Doherty. Constraints on extractable power from energetic tidal straits. Renewable Energy. Volume 81. September 2015. Pages 707-722. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2015.03.085.

C Frost, C E Morris, A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty. The effect of tidal flow directionality on tidal turbine performance characteristics. Renewable Energy. Volume 78, June 2015, Pages 609-620. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2015.01.053.

I Fairley, P S Evans, C F Wooldridge, M Willis, I Masters. Evaluation of tidal stream resource in a potential array area via direct measurements. Renewable Energy, Volume 57, September 2013, Pages 70-78. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2013.01.024.

A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty, C E Morris, T O’Doherty. Influence of a velocity profile and support structure on tidal stream turbine performanceRenewable Energy. Volume 52, April 2013, Pages 23-30. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.022.

A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty, C E Morris, T O’Doherty, C B Byrne, P W Prickett, R I Grosvenor, I Owen, S Tedds, R J Poole. Non-dimensional scaling of tidal stream turbinesEnergy. Volume 44, Issue 1, August 2012, Pages 820-829.  doi:10.1016/j.energy.2012.05.010.

T O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty, P S Evans, C F Wooldridge, I Fryett. Considerations of a horizontal axis tidal turbineProc. Inst.
Civil Engineers, Energy. Volume 163, Issue 3, August 2010, Pages 119-130. 10.1680/ener.2010.163.3.119.

M Willis, I Masters, S Thomas, R Gallie, J Loman, A Cook, R Ahmadian, R Falconer, B Lin, G. Gao, M Cross, N Croft, A Williams, M Muhasilovic, I Horsfall, R Fidler, C F Wooldridge, I Fryett, P S Evans, T O’Doherty, D M O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones. Tidal turbine deployment in the Bristol Channel: A Case Study. Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers, Energy. Volume 163, Issue 3, August 2010, Pages 93-105. 10.1680/ener.2010.163.3.93.

T O’Doherty, D A Egarr, A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty. An assessment of axial loading on a 5 turbine array. Proc. Inst of Civil Engineers, Energy, Volume 162, Issue 2, May 2009, Pages 57-66. 10.1680/ener.2009.162.2.57.

Conference Papers:

M Allmark, S Ordonez-Sanchez, S Wang, Y Seop Kang, C H Jo, T O’Doherty and C Johnstone. An investigation into Reynolds Scaling and Solidity for a HATT tidal turbine. In Proceedings of the 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Naples, ISSN 2309-1983, 2019.

C Lloyd, M Allmark, R Ellis, S Ordonez, A Mason-Jones, C Johnstone, T O’Doherty, G Germain and B Gaurier. CFD surface effects on flow conditions and tidal stream turbine performance. In Proceedings of the 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Naples, ISSN 2309-1983, 2019.

R Ellis, J Bowman, M Allmark, S Bhushan, D Thompson, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty. Comparison of numerical software for predicting the performance of a horizontal axis tidal turbine. In Proceedings of the 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Naples, ISSN 2309-1983, 2019.

E Rojo-Zazueta, M Allmark, P Prickett, R Grosvenor. An initial characterisation of a tidal stream turbine on a drive train test rig. In Proceedings of the 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Naples, ISSN 2309-1983, 2019.

R Martinez, S Ordonez-Sanchez, M Allmark, R Ellis, C Lloyd, T O’Doherty, C Johnstone. Effects on the Loading of Horizontal Axis Turbines when Operating under Wave and Currents. In Proceedings of the 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Naples, ISSN 2309-1983, 2019. 

O El Fajri, S Bhushan, D Thompson and T O`Doherty. Numerical investigation of shallow-water effects on hydrokinetic turbine wake recovery. In Proceedings of the 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Naples, ISSN 2309-1983, 2019. 

J C Alcérreca-Huerta, M E Callejas-Jiménez, S Ordonez-Sanchez, G Gallegos, M Allmark, C Johnstone, I Marino-Tapia, T O’Doherty, R Silva and L Carrillo. Resource assessment of the marine current developed in the Cozumel Channel. In Proceedings of the 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Naples, ISSN 2309-1983, 2019. 

R E Murray, S Fu, S Ordonez-Sanchez, K Trubac, T O’Doherty, and C M Johnstone. Methodology for Fast Iterations of Tidal Turbine Blade Designs using Thermoplastic Composite Materials. In Proceedings of the 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Naples, ISSN 2309-1983, 2019.

M Allmark, R Ellis, K Porter, T O’Doherty, C Johnstone. The development and testing of a lab-scale tidal stream turbine for the study of dynamic device loading. In Proceedings of the 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC), Taipei, 2018. 

R Ellis, M Allmark, T O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones, S Ordonez-Sanchez, K Johannesen, C Johnstone. Design process for a scale horizontal axis tidal turbine blade. In Proceedings of the 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC), Taipei, 2018. 

C Lloyd, T O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones. Development of wave-current numerical model using Stokes 2nd Order Theory. In Proceedings of the 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC), Taipei, 2018. 

E Rojo-Zazueta, I Marino-Tapia, R Silva, M Allmark, P Prickett, R Grosvenor. Defining a marine turbine condition-based maintenance and management strategy for low velocities in Mexico. In Proceedings of the 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC), Taipei, 2018. 

T Ebdon, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty, A. Mason-Jones. Wake measurement metrics and the dependence of tidal turbine wakes on turbine operating condition. In Proceedings of the 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC), Taipei, 2018. 

S Ordonez-Sanchez, K Porter, M Allmark, C Johnstone, T O’Doherty. Blade element momentum theory to predict the effect of wave-current interactions on the performance of tidal stream turbines. In Proceedings of the 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC), Taipei, 2018. 

K Porter, S Ordonez-Sanchez, M Allmark, R Ellis, C Lloyd, T O’Doherty, C Johnstone. Laboratory study of tidal turbine performance in irregular waves. In Proceedings of the 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC), Taipei, 2018. 

J Bowman, S Bhushan, D S Thompson, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones. A Physics-Based Actuator Disk Model for Hydrokinetic Turbines. 2018 Fluid Dynamics Conference, Atlanta, 2018. doi:10.2514/6.2018-3227

M Allmark, P Prickett, R Grosvenor. Tidal Stream Turbine Rotor Imbalance Fault Diagnosis for Turbulent Flow Conditions and Optimal Tip Speed Ratio Control. In Proceedings of the 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Cork, ISSN 2309-1983, 2017. 

E Morrison, T O’Doherty, P Prickett, A Mason-Jones, R Grosvenor, C Byrne, D M O’Doherty. Loadings on a tidal stream turbine during installation using CFD modelling. In Proceedings of the 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Cork, ISSN 2309-1983, 2017. 

T Hernandez-Madrigal, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty, D M O’Doherty. The effect of solidity on a tidal turbine in low speed flow. In Proceedings of the 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Cork, ISSN 2309-1983, 2017.

T Ebdon, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones. Modelling the Effect of Integral Length Scale on Tidal Turbine Wakes using Advanced Turbulence Models. In Proceedings of the 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Cork, ISSN 2309-1983, 2017.

S Ordonez-Sanchez, K Porter, C Johnstone, M Allmark, T O’Doherty, R Ellis, C Frost, T Nevalainen. Numerical Modelling Techniques to Predict Rotor Imbalance Problems in Tidal Stream Turbines. In Proceedings of the 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Cork, ISSN 2309-1983, 2017.

T Ebdon, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty, A. Mason-Jones. Simulating Marine Current Turbine Wakes with Advanced Turbulence Models. In Proceedings of the 3rd Asian Wave and Energy Conference (AWTEC), Singapore, 2016. 

S Ordonez-Sanchez, K Porter, C Frost, M Allmark, C Johnstone, T O’Doherty. Effects of Extreme Wave-Current Interactions on the Performance of Tidal Stream Turbines. In Proceedings of the 3rd Asian Wave and Energy Conference (AWTEC), Singapore, 2016. BEST PAPER AWARD

T Hernández-Madrigal, S Wright-Green, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty, D O’Doherty. Marine Energy in Costa Rica: Development procedures compared to the UK. In Proceedings of the 3rd Asian Wave and Energy Conference (AWTEC), Singapore, 2016. 

M Allmark, P Prickett, R Grosvenor, C Frost. Time-Frequency Analysis of Tidal Stream Turbine Drive Shaft Torque for Tidal Stream Turbine Blade Fault Diagnosis. In Proceedings of the 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Nantes, ISSN 2309-1983, 2015.

C E Morris, A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty. The Influence of Solidity on the Performance Characteristics of a Tidal Stream Turbine. In Proceedings of the 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Nantes, ISSN 2309-1983, 2015.

C H Frost, P S Evans, D M O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty. Flow Misalignment and Tidal Stream Turbines: A CFD Study. In Proceedings of the 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Nantes, ISSN 2309-1983, 2015.

P S Evans, E Lazarus, A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty. Wake Characteristics of a Natural Submerged Pinnacle and Implications for Tidal Stream Turbine Installations. In Proceedings of the 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Nantes, ISSN 2309-1983, 2015.

S Tatum, C Frost, D M O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty. CFD modelling of a tidal stream turbine subjected to profiled flow and surface gravity waves. In Proceedings of the 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Nantes, ISSN 2309-1983, 2015.

C H Frost, P S Evans, T O’Doherty, D M O’Doherty. The Effect of Axial Flow Misalignment on Tidal Turbine Performance. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014.

S Tatum, C H Frost, D M O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty*. Modelling tidal stream turbines. World Renewable Energy Conference, Kingston, UK (2014). *Invited speaker

P Evans, M Allmark, T O’Doherty. Are energetic tidal straits suitable for power generation? World Renewable Energy Conference, Kingston, UK (2014).

R Mason-Jones, P Davies, A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty, A Thomas. Tidal Energy Supply Chains: Do You Want to Dip Your Toe in the Water? In Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, SDM14-078, Cardiff, pp 825-838. ISBN 978-0-9561516-4-3, 2014.

A Thomas, R Mason-Jones, D Turner, T O’Doherty, D M O’Doherty and A Mason-Jones. Tidal and marine energy in the UK – identifying the future challenges for supply chain development. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2013), Cranfield, pp 655-660, ISBN: 978-1-907413-23-0, 2013. 

C E Morris, A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty, S C Tatum, T O’Doherty, D S Thompson. Evaluation of the Swirl Characteristics of a Tidal Stream Turbine wake. In Proceedings of the 10th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Aalborg, Denmark, ISSN 2309-1983, 2013. 

C Byrne, R Grosvenor, A Mason-Jones, C E Morris, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty, P Prickett, W Cherrett. An investigation into the possible effects of cavitation on a horizontal axis tidal turbine. In Proceedings of the 9th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Southampton, UK, ISSN 2309-1983, 2011. 

P Prickett, R Grosvenor, C Byrne, A Mason-Jones, C E Morris, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty. Consideration of the condition based maintenance of marine tidal turbines. In Proceedings of the 9th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Southampton, UK, ISSN 2309-1983, 2011. 

A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty, C E Morris, T O’Doherty, C Byrne, P Prickett, R Grosvenor, I Owen, S. Tedds, R Poole. Scaling of a tidal turbine using non-dimensional parameters. In Proceedings of the 9th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Southampton, UK, ISSN 2309-1983, 2011. 

D M O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones, C E Morris, T O’Doherty, C Byrne, P Prickett, R Grosvenor. Interaction of marine turbines in close proximity. In Proceedings of the 9th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Southampton, UK, ISSN 2309-1983, 2011. 

I Owen, R Poole, S Tedds, J Leeson, H Najafian, T O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones. Experimental investigation of horizontal axis tidal stream turbines. In Proceedings of the 9th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Southampton, UK, ISSN 2309-1983, 2011. 

T O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones, D M O’Doherty, C B Byrne, I Owen and Y Wang. Experimental and computational analysis of a model horizontal Axis tidal turbine. In the Proceedings of the 8th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Uppsala, Sweden, ISSN 2309-1983, 2009.

D M O’Doherty, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty, C B Byrne. Considerations of improved tidal stream turbine performance using double rows of contra-rotating blades. In the Proceedings of the 8th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Uppsala, Sweden, ISSN 2309-1983, 2009.

A Mason-Jones, P Evans, T O’Doherty and D M O’Doherty. Characterisation of a HATT using CFD and ADCP site data. World Renewable Energy Conference, Glasgow, 2008.

M R Willis, I Masters, R Falconer, M Cross, I Horsfall, C Wooldridge, N Syred, I Fryett, A Williams, N Croft, T O’Doherty, D M O’Doherty, B Lin, B Bockelmann-Evans, N Cross, P S Evans, R Gallie, Fidler R, S Thomas, A Mason Jones. Tidal stream turbine site selection procedures and development for a demonstration site within the Bristol Channel. World Renewable Energy Conference, Glasgow, 2008.

A Mason-Jones, P S Evans, C F Wooldridge, D M O’Doherty, T O’Doherty, I Fryett. The use of ADCP data from the Inner Bristol Channel, UK and CFD to study power attenuation effects on HATT performance. Hydro8, Liverpool, 2008.

P S Evans, A Mason-Jones, T O’Doherty, D M O’Doherty, C F Wooldridge. The utilisation of ADCP and CFD to investigate the feasibility of siting a tidal stream turbine in the inner Bristol Channel, UK. ECSA Symposium (2008).

D A Egarr, T O’Doherty, S Morris and R G Ayre. Feasibility study using computational fluid dynamics for the use of a turbine for extracting energy from the tide. In Proceedings of the 15th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, Australia, ISBN 1-864-87695-6, 2004.