Performance optimization of a modified wells turbine using non-symmetric airfoil blades

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 6, Issue PART C, 2008, Pages 2481-2488

  Mohamed, M H ^a   Janiga, G ^a   Thevenin, D ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; AIR FLOW; AIR STREAMS; AIRFOIL BLADES; AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION; AXIAL FORCES; CFD CODES; GLOBAL EFFICIENCY; LOW POWER; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS; PNEUMATIC POWER; POWER OUT PUT; TANGENTIAL FORCE; TANGENTIAL FORCE COEFFICIENT; TWO STAGE; WELLS TURBINE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISTILLATION; ENGINES; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER; WELLS;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 69949137776     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2008-50815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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