A potential flow 2-D vortex panel model: Applications to vertical axis straight blade tidal turbine

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 454-461

  Wang, L B ^a   Zhang, L ^a   Zeng, N D ^a  

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic performance; Potential flow theory; Tidal streams energy; Vertical axis turbine; Vortex panel method

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; TIDAL POWER PLANTS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; POTENTIAL FLOW THEORY; TIDAL STREAMS ENERGY; VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE; VORTEX PANEL METHOD;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 33845915209     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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