Effects of 3-D channel blockage and turbulent wake mixing on the limit of power extraction by tidal turbines

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 123-135

  Nishino, Takafumi ^a   Willden, Richard H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actuator disk; Blade induced turbulence; Channel blockage; Tidal power

Indexed keywords

BYPASS FLOW; CHANNEL BLOCKAGE; CORE FLOW; FLOW DOWNSTREAM; HYDRODYNAMIC LIMIT; INVISCID THEORY; MEAN FLOW; MODEL COEFFICIENT; POWER EXTRACTION; RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; TURBULENT MIXING; TURBULENT SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT WAKE; WATER FLOWS;

ACTUATOR DISKS; ASPECT RATIO; MIXING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SHOCK TUBES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TIDAL POWER; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENCE MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84865540100     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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