Number: 26681259
Country: United Kingdom
Source: TED
Supply of 3/Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) Measurement Instruments
The Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) has been part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
through the Welsh Government and the participating Higher Education Institutions and by the Swansea Bay Region City Deal.MEECE will
provide specialist knowledge, experience and capability for the benefit of the marine energy industry and is delivered by ORE Catapult and
four universities. MEECE will provide a centre for collaboration through coordinated, joint-industry / cross-industry approaches, whilst
disseminating lessons learned for future projects and improving industry productivity and effectiveness. MEECE will bring the expertise
and capabilities of Welsh universities, and of the ORE Catapult, into direct contact with technology developers and their supply chains,
supporting more innovation, and capturing and embedding that innovation in Wales. It will be based in Pembroke Port with research staff
within the university research teams. This equipment supports a range of projects in the areas of Marine Energy and Coastal Engineering.
This directly supports fundamental and applied research in decarbonisation through clean, affordable and secure energy. Prediction and
mitigation of coastal change (including sea level rise and extreme events) is a consequence of the climate emergency. The creation of jobs
in marine energy and the associated supply chain supports the blue economy.
5 beam Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)
Tidal performance measurement requires a good understanding of the flow field through the water column. Stand-alone self-recording field instruments are required for both velocity and turbulence measurements. ADCPs will be supplied with seabed frames and moorings suitable for high flow rate environments.
A minimum of 2 units are required, with pricing options to
purchase up to a maximum of 6 units.
Price evaluation will be conducted on the minimum number of units required.
Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) instruments
Stand-alone self-recording field instruments are required for accurate reading of velocity and turbulence at a point close to the instrument,in 3 dimensions at high sample rate.
This could be Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter or an alternative technology with the same accuracy.
A minimum of 1 unit is required, with pricing options to purchase
up to a maximum of 3 units.
Surface floating / towed Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)
Measurement of flow from a surface floating ADCP unit, the float should contain GPS and orientation measurement to accurately locate
the measurement point. Stand-alone self recording field instruments are required for both velocity and turbulence measurements.
Current flume wave paddle
This device will expand the equipment available in the fluid labs for undergraduate and postgraduate students research for small
experiments including waves and currents. The wave paddle will be included in the Armfield S6-MKIII Glass Sided Tilting current flume
(cross section 300mm wide x 450mm max depth) available in the fluid laboratory (flow rate 38 l/s max). This laboratory lacks the capacity
to measure waves in the flume, which is an essential component of some of the modules in the Faculty of Science and engineering. We will
add this device to the pre-existent current flume available in the fluid lab.
High speed camera
The high-speed camera will be used to enhance measurement in a range of experiments relevant to marine renewable energy. The camera
will be used to investigate platform motion for floating marine renewable devices; to investigate vegetated coastal areas as green coastal
defences (high speed video camera will be used to capture flow field within vegetation); to investigate the dynamic deflection of fixed
marine renewable energy related structure under wave loading and to investigate wave-structure interaction in very high resolution.
One unit required, with pricing options to purchase up to a
maximum of 2 units.
Laboratory Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) instruments
For accurate reading of velocity and turbulence at a point close to the instrument within the Swansea University wave flume and other
laboratory environments, purchase of velocity measurement systems with a smaller measurement head. This could be Acoustic Doppler
Velocimeter or an alternative technology with the same accuracy. As these are laboratory instruments, there is no requirement to be fully
waterproof.
Options:
As an alternative, please provide optional pricing for a “profiling” measurement of flow in the boundary layer.
up to a maximum of 3 units
Wave flume multi-axis load cells
The Coastal Engineering Laboratory of the College of Engineering heavily contributes to marine renewable energy research and
development by testing scale models of new, innovative marine energy devices and support infrastructure such as underwater cables. The
laboratory is equipped with state-of-the art wave channel, capacitance type wave gauges, Particle Imaging Velocimeter, a Laser Doppler
Velocimeter and a bed profiler.
However, the laboratory lacks the capacity to measure forces on marine energy devices, which is an essential component of marine energy
device and infrastructure testing. We will purchase inertial measurement units to track movements and acceleration.
Acoustic suspended sediment profiler - lab
A device to measure sediment in suspension at laboratory scale and to do suspended sediment research. To be used to measure sediment
profiles in vegetated coastal areas and measuring turbulence around breaking waves.
A minimum of 1 unit is required, with pricing options to purchase up to
a maximum of 2 units.
(WA Ref:128443)
