A novel approach to materials selection strategy case study: Wave energy extraction impulse turbine blade

Materials and Design

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1973-1980

  Thakker, A ^a   Jarvis, J ^a   Buggy, M ^a   Sahed, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

CES; Impulse turbine; MCDM; Performance indices; TOPSIS; Value engineering; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 45049087189     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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