A 30 kW fixed-guide-vanes biradial turbine-generator set was designed by Instituto Superior
Técnico (IST) and manufactured by Kymaner, within the framework of the H2020 European …

In this study, an experimental facility and a transient numerical model are established to
predict the complicated unsteady behaviors of oscillating water column air turbines under …

Wells turbine is a popular device for converting wave energy. The current work aims to
maximize the power a Wells turbine generates using a response surface optimization …

The present article reports optimization of the performance of a Wells turbine, which is an
axial turbine utilized for wave energy conversion, through a computational fluid dynamics …

The Wells turbine is one of the candidates for use in Oscillating Water Column (OWC) type
wave energy conversion devices. The narrow operating range of a Wells turbine limits its …

Marine energy still plays a marginal role in the current global energy scenario, despite the
incessant effort by research for more than thirty years in the exploitation of the so-called blue …

The Wells axial turbine is one of the most prevalent wave energy conversion turbines. The
current study addresses the optimization of the power produced by a Wells turbine utilizing a …

The paper analyses the spring-like air compressibility effect in coaxial-duct oscillating-water-
column (CD-OWC) wave energy converters (WECs). This is accomplished through a novel …

Sea wave energy is one of the main renewable energy resources. Its exploitation is
relatively simple and determines a minimum impact on the environment. The system that is …

A Wells turbine, when coupled with an oscillating water column, allows the generation of
power from the energy in waves on the surface of the ocean. In the present work, a tabu …