Accurate numerical simulation of a high solidity Wells turbine

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 735-747

  Torresi, M ^a   Camporeale, S M ^a   Strippoli, P D ^a   Pascazio, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Incompressible flow simulation; NACA0015 airfoil; Tip clearance; Wells turbine performance

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENT FLOW;

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW SIMULATION; NACA0015 AIRFOIL; TIP CLEARANCE; WELLS TURBINE PERFORMANCE;

WIND TURBINES;

AIRFOILS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TURBINES;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL METHOD; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TORQUE; TURBINE; WATER COLUMN; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 38049085666     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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