Numerical investigation on a diffuser-augmented horizontal axis tidal stream turbine with the entropy production theory

W Zang, Y Zheng, Y Zhang, X Lin, Y Li… - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
An implication of a turbine current is the development of a wake, a reduced speed flow, thus
affecting the performance of an adjoined turbine. The aim of this study is to examine the …

Computational design analysis of a Hydrokinetic horizontal parallel stream direct drive counter-rotating Darrieus turbine system: A phase one design analysis study

JM Crooks, RL Hewlin Jr, WB Williams - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper introduces a phase one computational design analysis study of a hydrokinetic
horizontal parallel stream direct-drive (no gear box) counter-rotating Darrieus turbine …

[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 …

Multi-array design for hydrokinetic turbines in hydropower canals

L Cacciali, L Battisti, S Dell'Anna - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The design of hydrokinetic plants in hydropower canals involves the choice of the array
layout, rotor geometry, turbine spacing, and array spacing, and necessitates the control of …

Backwater assessment for the energy conversion through hydrokinetic turbines in subcritical prismatic canals

L Cacciali, L Battisti, S Dell'Anna - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrokinetic turbines exploit partially the total head variation created in natural and artificial
waterways. In subcritical flows, the sum of the energy harvested mechanically and the …

Simplified Polynomial-asymptotic-distribution Actuator Disc (SPAD) method for wind turbine wake simulation based on k-ϵ-fP turbulence model

H Meng, T Chen, X Chen, M Ge, Y Han, Y Liu - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In large wind farms, wake effect has a negative impact on the annual production of wind
turbines. As a result, wind turbine wake simulation is important for wind farm micro-sitting to …

Wake Field Interaction in 3D Tidal Turbine Arrays: Numerical Analysis for the Pentland Firth

AA Rahman, V Venugopal - Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
This study presents a methodology for applying the three-dimensional actuator disk-RANS
technique in modeling tidal energy converters within a regional-scale simulation. Of …

[PDF][PDF] Multi-Array Design for Hydrokinetic Turbines in Hydropower Canals. Energies 2023, 16, 2279

L Cacciali, L Battisti, S Dell'Anna - 2023 - academia.edu
The design of hydrokinetic plants in hydropower canals involves the choice of the array
layout, rotor geometry, turbine spacing, and array spacing, and necessitates the control of …

Numerical Setup and Wake Field Study of 3d Tidal Turbines in an Array Under Realistic Flow Conditions

A Abdul Rahman, V Vengatesan - … Numerical Setup and Wake Field Study … - papers.ssrn.com
This study presents a methodology for applying three-dimensional actuator disk-RANS
technique in modelling tidal energy converters within a regional-scale simulation. Of …

[PDF][PDF] Stream tidal energy assessment near the coast of Saboga Island, Panama: Data analysis.

J Rodriguez, L De Gracia, D García, A James - tethys-engineering.pnnl.gov
I. INTRODUCTION t is believed that Panama's foremost renewable energy asset is the
abundance of tidal energy resources along the Panamanian coasts. However, there is a lack …