Experiments and CFD analyses for a new reaction microhydro propeller with five blades

Journal of Energy Engineering

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109-117

  Ramos, Helena M ^a   Simão, Mariana ^a   Borga, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CFD; Experiments; Low power engines; Microhydro; Tubular propeller with five blades

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETER; HYDRODYNAMIC BEHAVIOR; LOW POWER; MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION; MICRO HYDROS; MODEL CONFIGURATION; RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS; TUBULAR PROPELLER WITH FIVE BLADES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTS; IMPELLERS; PROPELLERS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

TURBINE COMPONENTS;

EID: 84877588268     PISSN: 07339402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000096     Document Type: Article

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