Effect of blade profile on the performance of a large-scale Wells turbine for wave-energy conversion

International Journal of Sustainable Energy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-61

  Takao, Manabu ^a   Thakker, Ajit ^b   Abdulhadi, Rahil ^b   Setoguchi, Toshiaki ^c  

^a MATSUE NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airfoil; Fluid machinery; Ocean energy; Wave power conversion; Wells turbine

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WAVE POWER;

BLADE PROFILE; FLUID MACHINERY; OCEAN ENERGY; ROTOR GEOMETRY; WELLS TURBINE;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

AIRFOILS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER;

REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBINE; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 33645552626     PISSN: 01425919     EISSN: 1478646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786450600593295     Document Type: Article

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