Optimization of cycloidal water turbine and the performance improvement by individual blade control

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1532-1540

  Hwang, In Seong ^a   Lee, Yun Han ^a   Kim, Seung Jo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Active control of blades; Cycloidal blade system; Cycloidal water turbine; Individual blade control; Optimal pitch angle variation; Vertical axis water turbine

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CUTTING EQUIPMENT; CYCLOIDAL PROPULSION VEHICLES; DRAG; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ACTIVE CONTROL; CYCLOIDAL BLADE SYSTEM; INDIVIDUAL BLADE CONTROL; PITCH ANGLE; WATER TURBINES;

TURBINE COMPONENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; NUMERICAL METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; TURBINE;

EID: 63449139701     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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