Numerical investigation and evaluation of optimum hydrodynamic performance of a horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Subhra Mukherji, Suchi ^a   Kolekar, Nitin ^a   Banerjee, Arindam ^a   Mishra, Rajiv ^b  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT FLOW; AXIAL VELOCITY; BLADE NUMBERS; ENERGY LOSS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW CONDITION; FLOWING WATERS; HORIZONTAL AXIS; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; HYDROPOWER SYSTEM; MAXIMUM POWER; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; POWER CAPACITY; SHEAR-STRESS TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS; TIP SPEED RATIO; TURBINE ROTOR;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; SHEAR FLOW; SPEED; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBINES; TURBULENCE MODELS;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 84855338250     PISSN: 19417012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3662100     Document Type: Article

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