Performance analysis of a wave energy converter using numerical simulation technique

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-18

  Zullah, Mohammed Asid ^a   Prasad, Deepak ^a   Ahmed, Mohammed Rafiuddin ^b   Lee, Young Ho ^a  

^a Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Ansys CFX code; Efficiency; Numerical simulation; Savonius rotor; Torque; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; MESH GENERATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TORQUE;

ANSYS CFX CODES; COMPUTATIONAL DOMAINS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; MOVING MESH TECHNIQUES; SAVONIUS ROTOR; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 77950832193     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-010-0026-3     Document Type: Article

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