Hydrokinetic turbine blades: Design and local construction techniques for remote communities

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-230

  Anyi, Martin ^a   Kirke, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrokinetic turbine; Remote communities; Sarawak Malaysia; Solidworks; Turbine blade design and construction; Wooden blade copy jigs

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; JIGS; RURAL AREAS; TURBINE COMPONENTS; TURBINES;

HYDROKINETIC TURBINES; MALAYSIA; REMOTE COMMUNITIES; SOLIDWORKS; TURBINE BLADE DESIGN;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

DESIGN; DEVELOPING WORLD; SOFTWARE; WIND TURBINE;

EAST MALAYSIA; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK;

EID: 80052964782     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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