Experimental investigation of inter-array wake properties in early tidal turbine arrays

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  Myers, L E ^a   Keogh, B ^a   Bahaj, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Array; Flow field; Porous Actuator Disk; Tidal turbine; Wake

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FLOW FIELDS; OCEAN CURRENTS; WAKES;

ACCELERATED FLOWS; ARRAY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; POROUS ACTUATOR DISKS; POWER PRODUCTION; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; TIDAL TURBINES;

ACTUATOR DISKS;

EID: 84855794590     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.23919/oceans.2011.6107150     Document Type: Conference Paper

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