The interaction between currents and ocean waves is a physical process commonly
occurring in coastal environments and is of importance for designers of offshore structures …

Dans un contexte mondial où l'accès à l'énergie est un problème de premier plan,
l'exploitation des courants de marée avec des hydroliennes revête un intérêt certain. Les …

The energies of tidal or river currents constitute an alternative to fossil fuels. So far, their
development has accelerated even if the transition to industrial scale still seems …

This thesis is based on an experimental programme conducted in two laboratory flumes with
different scales, to examine the near bed boundary layer under combined surface waves …

The successful development of the tidal stream power industry fundamentally relies on a
thorough, quantitative understanding of the available resource. Numerical simulations and …