Design procedure of an innovative turbine with rotors rotating in opposite directions for the exploitation of the tidal currents

Energy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 254-264

  Barbarelli, S ^a   Florio, G ^a   Amelio, M ^a   Scornaienchi, N M ^a   Cutrupi, A ^a   Lo Zupone, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Design procedure; On shore installation; Pilot plant estimation; Self balanced turbine; Tidal currents

Indexed keywords

MACHINE DESIGN; OCEAN CURRENTS; PILOT PLANTS;

ANCHORING SYSTEMS; DESIGN PROCEDURE; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; SELF-BALANCED; TIDAL CURRENTS; TORSIONAL EFFECT; VERTICAL PLANE; VERTICAL POSITIONS;

TURBINES;

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPLOITATION; INNOVATION; TENSILE STRESS; TIDAL CURRENT; TORSION; TURBINE;

ITALY; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY;

EID: 84909632522     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.08.044     Document Type: Article

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