A comparison of two meshing schemes for CFD analysis of the impulse turbine for wave energy applications

Renewable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1401-1410

  Thakker, Ajit ^a   Hourigan, Fergal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY POLICY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ENERGY APPLICATIONS; IMPULSE TURBINES; ROTOR BLADES; WAVE ENERGY;

TURBINES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID FLOW; TURBINE; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 14644427749     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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