Performance of the contrarotating wells turbine

International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 68-75

  Gato, L M C ^a   Curran, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Turbomachinery; Wave energy; Wells turbine

Indexed keywords

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ROTATION; ROTORS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WATER WAVES;

GUIDE VANES; STEADY AIR FLOW RIG; WAVE ENERGY; WELLS TURBINE;

TURBOMACHINERY;

TURBINES; WAVE POWER;

EID: 0030092657     PISSN: 10535381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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