Effects of blade geometry on performance of wells turbine for wave power conversion

Journal of Thermal Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 293-300

  Kim, Taeho ^a   Setoguchi, Toshiaki ^a   Kinoue, Yoichi ^a   Kaneko, Kenji ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ocean energy; Turbomachinery; Wave power conversion; Wells turbine

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549084667     PISSN: 10032169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11630-001-0035-4     Document Type: Article

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