Computed effects of tip clearance on performance of impulse turbine for wave energy conversion

Renewable Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 529-547

  Thakker, A ^a   Dhanasekaran, T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

CFD; Impulse turbine; Tip clearance flow; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; DATA REDUCTION; TURBINES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

IMPULSE TURBINES; TIP CLEARANCE;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BLADE; CLEARANCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TURBINE; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 0344236368     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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