[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional CFD-ALM-VOF modeling of hydrokinetic turbines in realistic open-channel conditions

OS Mohamed, PF Melani, G Soraperra, A Brighenti… - Ocean …, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential of Darrieus-type Vertical Axis Turbines (VATs) in hydrokinetic applications,
especially when deployed into arrays or clusters, has gained recognition in the field of …

[HTML][HTML] Design and Optimization of a Gorlov-Type Hydrokinetic Turbine Array for Energy Generation Using Response Surface Methodology

A Chalaca, L Velásquez, A Rubio-Clemente, E Chica - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hydrokinetic arrays, or farms, offer a promising solution to the global energy crisis by
enabling cost-effective and environmentally friendly energy generation in locations with …

[HTML][HTML] An insight on the physical mechanisms responsible of power augmentation in a pair of counter-rotating Darrieus turbines

OS Mohamed, PF Melani, F Balduzzi, G Ferrara… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, Darrieus turbines have received increasing attention by both the industrial
and the academic sector due to their advantages for both wind and hydrokinetic …

Is the Actuator line method able to reproduce the interaction between closely-spaced Darrieus rotors? a critical assessment on wind and hydrokinetic turbines

OS Mohamed, PF Melani, F Papi, F Balduzzi… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The deployment of multiple closely-spaced Darrieus turbines has recently gained interest in
the academic and industrial sectors due to their potential to increase power output and wake …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrokinetic energy applications within hydropower tailrace channels: Implications, siting, and US potential

CY Tseng, M Musa - Renewable Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Hydropower tailrace channels are unique and attractive locations for hydrokinetic energy
harvesting due to fast currents, scheduled flow releases, proximity to existing structural and …

CFD Validation of Moment Balancing Method on Drag-Dominant Tidal Turbines (DDTTs)

Y Zhang, S Mittal, EYK Ng - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Current performance analysis processes for drag-dominant tidal turbines are unsuitable as
disk actuator theory lacks support for varying swept blockage area, bypass flow downstream …

Design Guidelines for Arrays of Closely Spaced Darrieus Turbines

OS Mohamed, PF Melani… - … Expo: Power for …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The efficiency gains observed in a pair of closely spaced Darrieus turbines are suggesting
the deployment of multiple turbines as an appealing solution for wind and, particularly …

The Biffis Canal Hydrodynamic System Performance Study of Drag-Dominant Tidal Turbine Using Moment Balancing Method

Y Zhang, EYK Ng, S Mittal - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drag-dominant tidal turbine energy holds tremendous clean energy potential but faces
significant hurdles as unsuitability of the actuator disc model due to the varying swept …

Selection Criteria for Rotor Number and Rotational Direction in Arrays of Closely Spaced Darrieus Turbines

OS Mohamed, PF Melani… - Journal of Fluids …, 2025 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The efficiency gains observed in a pair of closely spaced Darrieus turbines suggest the
deployment of multiple turbines as an appealing solution for wind and, particularly …

Power Deficit Analysis of Multiple Hydrokinetic Power Plants in an Open-Channel System

M Ikhsan, Z Zufrizal, T Taufik - Circuit: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan …, 2024 - jurnal.ar-raniry.ac.id
The electricity generation capacity of hydrokinetic power plants can be enhanced by
paralleling multiple plants simultaneously. This study focuses on the longitudinal …