Experimentally validated numerical method for the hydrodynamic design of horizontal axis tidal turbines

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1013-1020

  Batten, W M J ^a   Bahaj, A S ^a   Molland, A F ^a   Chaplin, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Marine current energy; Tidal energy; Tidal turbine

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC TURBINES; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

HORIZONTAL AXIS TIDAL TURBINE; MARINE CURRENT TURBINES;

TIDAL POWER;

HYDRAULIC TURBINES; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; TIDAL POWER; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

DESIGN; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; TIDAL POWER; TURBINE;

EID: 34147149647     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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