Investigation of macro-turbulent flow structures interaction with a vertical hydrokinetic river turbine

Renewable Energy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 183-192

  Birjandi, Amir Hossein ^a   Woods, John ^a   Bibeau, Eric Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic Doppler velocimetry; Non uniform inflow; Renewable energy; River characterization; Turbulence; Vertical kinetic turbines

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETER; ACOUSTIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY; DOPPLER VELOCIMETER; FLUCTUATING COMPONENTS; HIGH FREQUENCY; INCOMING FLOWS; KINETIC TURBINES; MEAN VELOCITIES; NON-UNIFORM INFLOW; POWER-SPECTRA; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESISTIVE LOADS; RIVER VELOCITY; SAMPLE RATE; TEST SITE; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS; VERTICAL AXIS;

RIVERS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

TURBINES;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; DIAMETER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VELOCITY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RIVER; TURBINE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84861469727     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.04.045     Document Type: Article

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