Numerical analysis of flow characteristics in a wells turbine for wave power conversion

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2000, Pages 427-433

  Lee, Hyeong Gu ^a   Kim, Jeong Hwan ^a   Lee, Yeon Won ^a   Setoguchi, Toshiaki ^b   Kang, Chang Soo ^c  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angle of Attack; Fluid Machinery; Natural Energy; Ocean Energy; Steady Flow; Wave Power Conversion; Wells Turbine

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WATER WAVES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER;

CYCLIC AIRFLOW; FLUID MACHINERY; MESH FLOW SOLVER; NATURAL ENERGY; OCEAN ENERGY; WAVE POWER CONVERSION; WELLS TURBINE;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 4544292995     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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