Experimental investigation of CA9 blades on a 0.3m wells turbine rig

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2000, Pages 345-350

  Thakker, A ^a   Frawley, P ^a   Bajeet, E Sheik ^a   Heffernan, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EQUIPMENT TESTING; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN; STALLING; WELL TURBINE RIG;

HYDRAULIC TURBINES;

EID: 0033677286     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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