Performance of the biplane wells turbine

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 210-215

  Gato, L M C ^a   Curran, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); EQUIPMENT TESTING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID MECHANICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; POTENTIAL FLOW; POWER PLANTS; PRESSURE DROP; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

BLADE WORK; GAP TO CHORD RATIO; POTENTIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; ROTOR STAGGER ANGLE; SOLIDITY; WELLS TURBINE;

COMPRESSED AIR MOTORS;

TURBINES; WAVE POWER;

EID: 0030208593     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: 1528896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2828836     Document Type: Article

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