Modeling passive variable pitch cross flow hydrokinetic turbines to maximize performance and smooth operation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-50

  Lazauskas, L ^a   Kirke, B K ^b  

^a Cyberiad   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross flow; Hydrokinetic turbine; Modeling; Variable pitch

Indexed keywords

BLADE FORCES; BLADE TURBINE; CROSS FLOWS; DARRIEUS; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; MEMETIC ALGORITHMS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PEAK EFFICIENCY; PITCH BLADES; SECOND OPTIMIZATION; SHAKING FORCES; SIDE FORCE; SMALL REDUCTION; STARTING TORQUE; VARIABLE PITCH;

EFFICIENCY; MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; TORQUE; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

TURBINE COMPONENTS;

ALGORITHM; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOFTWARE; SOLIDIFICATION; TORQUE; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84859576193     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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