Performance of savonius rotor as a water current turbine

Journal of Ocean Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-83

  Khan, Md Nahidul Islam ^a   Tariq Iqbal, M ^a   Hinchey, Michael ^a   Masek, Vlastimil ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Power coefficient; Savonius rotor; Tip speed ratio; Water current energy devices

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952467677     PISSN: 17183200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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