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Title: An investigation of near-bottom flow patterns along and across Hawk Channel, Florida Keys.
Creator: Pitts, Patrick A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172796
Subject Headings: Ocean currents, Tides, Tidal currents, Hydrodynamics, Oscillations
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Transport across the western boundary of Florida Bay.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174456
Subject Headings: Florida Bay (Fla.), Ocean circulation, Ocean currents
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Low frequency nearshore current fluctuations on Florida’s central east coast.
Creator: Zweck, O. V., Hale, D. A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183150
Subject Headings: Water currents, Tidal currents, Ocean waves--Analysis
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Long-period, estuarine-shelf exchanges in response to meteorological forcing.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3331800
Subject Headings: Ocean currents, Water currents--Measurement, Estuaries, Continental shelf, Meteorology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Computer simulation of tide-induced residual transport in a coastal lagoon.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172975
Subject Headings: Computer simulation, Tidal currents, Ocean currents, Sediment transport, Lagoons
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Florida Bay circulation studies.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007358
Subject Headings: Florida Bay (Fla.), Ocean circulation, Tidal currents
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Net transport through three tidal channels in northern and northeastern Florida Bay.
Creator: Pitts, Patrick A., Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1997-02-07
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3359264
Subject Headings: Florida Bay (Fla.), Tidal currents, Ocean circulation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: WINDSTAU-numerical modelling of continental shelf circulation with sigma coordinates.
Creator: Schmalz, Mark S.
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358986
Subject Headings: Continental shelf, Ocean currents, Sea level
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A critical evaluation of current demand determination methods for cathodic protection retrofits of offshore structures.
Creator: Lemieux, Edward John., Florida Atlantic University, Hartt, William H., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Abstract/Description: Development of a baseline design protocol for cathodic protection retrofits of offshore structures is becoming an increasingly important topic in light of the large number of structures operating beyond their original cp system design life. One of the critical steps in this development is determination of the total anode mass which is required to continue sufficient cathodic protection for which structure current demand must be established. Three current demand determination methods were...
Show moreDevelopment of a baseline design protocol for cathodic protection retrofits of offshore structures is becoming an increasingly important topic in light of the large number of structures operating beyond their original cp system design life. One of the critical steps in this development is determination of the total anode mass which is required to continue sufficient cathodic protection for which structure current demand must be established. Three current demand determination methods were investigated including the Gaussian ammeter, the Potential method, which utilizes the driving potential and anode resistance in its current calculation, and the IR Drop method. To this end, three anodes were deployed at the Naval Research Laboratory, Key West, Fl., and current output determinations were made upon these. Each of the three current measurement methods was evaluated on the basis of accuracy, reliability and feasibility in field use.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15503
Subject Headings: Cathodic protection, Offshore structures, Ocean currents
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: An investigation of cross-shelf variability in shelf circulation in the northwest Gulf of Mexico.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1980
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007069
Subject Headings: Ocean circulation--Mexico, Gulf of, Water currents, Ocean circulation, Water currents--Measurement
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Near-shore circulation in the lower Florida Keys.
Creator: Pitts, Patrick A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172924
Subject Headings: Tidal currents, Ocean-atmosphere interaction, Ocean circulation --Atlantic Ocean, Spectrum analysis, Harmonic analysis
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: An investigation of nearshoreflow patterns in the central Bahamas: implications for transport of queen conch (Strombus gigas)larvae.
Creator: Pitts, Patrick A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007311
Subject Headings: Bahamas, Queen conch, Strombus gigas, Larvae--Dispersal, Ocean currents
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Long-term Gulf-to-Atlantic transport through tidal channels in the Florida Keys.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172794
Subject Headings: Hydrodynamics, Tidal currents, Sediment transport, Sediment, Suspended, Ocean circulation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Longshore currents on the fringe of Hurricane Anita.
Creator: Smith, Ned P., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172964
Subject Headings: Ocean currents, Littoral drift, Coast changes, Hurricanes --Florida, Continental margins
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Long-term net transport through three tidal channels in the interior of Florida Bay.
Creator: Pitts, Patrick A., Smith, Ned P.
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3359246
Subject Headings: Florida Bay (Fla.), Tides, Tidal currents, Ocean circulation, Water quality
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Near-bottom cross-shelf heat flux along central Florida's Atlantic shelf break: winter months.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1987
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172970
Subject Headings: Ocean currents, Ocean temperature, Heat --Transmission, Seasons, Time-series analysis
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Sea current generator.
Creator: Wilson, Debra L.
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358745
Subject Headings: Energy, Ocean currents, Alternative energy sources, Renewable energy sources, Ocean wave power
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Optimization of an Ocean Current Turbine Design and Prediction of Wake Propagation in an Array.
Creator: Kawssarani, Ali, VanZwieten, James H., Seiffert, Betsy, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Abstract/Description: This research focused on maximizing the power generated by an array of ocean current turbines. To achieve this objective, the produced shaft power of an ocean current turbine (OCT) has been quantified using CFD without adding a duct, as well as over a range of duct geometries. For an upstream duct, having a diameter 1.6 times the rotor diameter, the power increased by 8.35% for a duct that extends 1 diameter upstream. This research also focused on turbine array optimization, providing a...
Show moreThis research focused on maximizing the power generated by an array of ocean current turbines. To achieve this objective, the produced shaft power of an ocean current turbine (OCT) has been quantified using CFD without adding a duct, as well as over a range of duct geometries. For an upstream duct, having a diameter 1.6 times the rotor diameter, the power increased by 8.35% for a duct that extends 1 diameter upstream. This research also focused on turbine array optimization, providing a mathematical basis for calculating the water velocity within an array of OCTs. After developing this wake model, it was validated using experimental data. As the downstream distance behind the turbine increases, the analytic results become closer to the experimental results, with a difference of 3% for TI = 3% and difference of 4% for TI = 15%, both at a downstream distance of 4 rotor diameters.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013077
Subject Headings: Turbines--Design and construction., Marine turbines., Ocean current energy, Ocean wave power
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Characterization study of the Florida Current at 26.11 North Latitude, 79.50 West Longitude for ocean current power generation.
Creator: Raye, Robert Eric., Florida Atlantic University, Driscoll, Frederick R., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Abstract/Description: Aquantis, LLC, Santa Barbara, California intends to construct and deploy an ocean current turbine (C-Plane) to extract electrical power from the kinetic energy of the Florida Current. This study characterizes the physical oceanographic environment of the Florida Current flow, at a proposed deployment site located at 26.11 North Latitude, 79.50 West Longitude, which will influence the physical and mechanical design of the C-Plane. Local characteristic features of the Florida Current were...
Show moreAquantis, LLC, Santa Barbara, California intends to construct and deploy an ocean current turbine (C-Plane) to extract electrical power from the kinetic energy of the Florida Current. This study characterizes the physical oceanographic environment of the Florida Current flow, at a proposed deployment site located at 26.11 North Latitude, 79.50 West Longitude, which will influence the physical and mechanical design of the C-Plane. Local characteristic features of the Florida Current were determined from data collected during a 19 month in situ study using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) moored at 330 meters, a ship-mounted, inertial-correcting ADCP, and data culled from adjacent studies. Principles of physical oceanography and direct observations are applied to characterize the velocity structure of the current and its variability. This thesis presents the motivation behind the study, methods of data collection, statistical and numerical analyses, and available energy analyses.
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Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12973
Subject Headings: Ocean energy resources, Ocean currents, Oceanography--Gulf Stream, Gulf Stream
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Characterizing the western boundary current front between the Florida current and the littoral waters at 26°N latitude.
Creator: Meir, Ariel., Florida Atlantic University, Dhanak, Manhar R., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Abstract/Description: Six survey missions of one day duration were preformed at 26°N latitude off the coast of south Florida in order to examine the characteristics of the Florida Current front on the coastal side of the current. Observations were made from the R/V Stephan using a conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) package and an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP), corresponding meteorological observations were recorded by NOAA C-MAN stations at Fowey Rocks and Lake Worth Florida. The six survey...
Show moreSix survey missions of one day duration were preformed at 26°N latitude off the coast of south Florida in order to examine the characteristics of the Florida Current front on the coastal side of the current. Observations were made from the R/V Stephan using a conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) package and an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP), corresponding meteorological observations were recorded by NOAA C-MAN stations at Fowey Rocks and Lake Worth Florida. The six survey missions were preformed over an 8-month period of March 2002 to October 2002. The data collected confirms observations made by previous theoretical studies, which used dynamical models of the Florida Current. The overall picture is of a turbulent cyclonic front with strong vertical shearing and vertical mixing. In addition, the data suggest internal wave generation and intermittent episodes of upwelling that appear to be related to the position of the current and the steepness of the front.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13059
Subject Headings: Ocean currents--Florida, Oceanography--Gulf Stream, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf Stream
Format: Document (PDF)

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Ocean currents (14)	+ -
Ocean circulation (8)	+ -
Tidal currents (8)	+ -
Florida Bay (Fla.) (5)	+ -
Tides (4)	+ -

Water currents (3)	+ -
Water currents--Measurement (3)	+ -
Continental shelf (2)	+ -
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Ocean currents--Mathematical models. (2)	+ -
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Alternative energy sources (1)	+ -
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Smith, Ned P. (14)	+ -
College of Engineering and Computer Science (8)	+ -
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering (8)	+ -
Florida Atlantic University (8)	+ -
Pitts, Patrick A. (7)	+ -

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