Axial Flow Turbine

Water flows parallel to the device’s axis of rotation.

These turbines are the most similar to traditional wind turbines, where the kinetic energy of moving water is captured by spinning blades facing the direction of flow. Turbines can be open or ducted (shrouded) and placed anywhere in the water column, though bottom-mounted is the most common. Turbines may use active or passive measures to yaw or vane in the direction of flow. They can have pitching blades allowing them to change their hydrodynamic performance based on flow conditions or control settings.

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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

Total results: 247
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
A standardised tidal-stream power curve, optimised for the global resource Lewis, M., Murray, R., Fredriksson, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance
Strain gauge measurements on a full scale tidal turbine blade Lake, T., Hughes, J., Togneri, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale Structural
Tidal Energy Round Robin Tests: A Comparison of Flow Measurements and Turbine Loading Martinez, R., Gaurier, B., Ordonez-Sanchez, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Experimental comparison of blade pitch and speed control strategies for horizontal-axis current turbines Van Ness, K., Hill, C., Burnett, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Performance
Performance Characteristics of Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine with Tidal Current Interaction Hannan, M., Ahmed, Y., Zaid, N. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Marine current energy assessment and the hydrodynamic design of the hydrokinetic turbine for the Moroccan Mediterranean Coast Hazim, S., Salih, A., Janan, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling
Experiments on line arrays of horizontal-axis hydroturbines Okulov, V., Naumov, I., Litvinov, I. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Design of the Blade under Low Flow Velocity for Horizontal Axis Tidal Current Turbine Chen, J., Wang, X., Li, H. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Structural
Hydrodynamic impact and power production of tidal turbines in a storm surge barrier O'Mahoney, T., de Fockert, A., Bijlsma, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling
A Hybrid BEM-CFD Virtual Blade Model to Predict Interactions between Tidal Stream Turbines under Wave Conditions Lombardi, N., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Zanforlin, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Array Effects, Performance
Optimization of the hydrodynamic performance of a vertical Axis tidal (VAT) turbine using CFD-Taguchi approach Khanjanpour, M., Javadi, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Performance and Wake Characterization of a Model Hydrokinetic Turbine: The Reference Model 1 (RM1) Dual Rotor Tidal Energy Converter Hill, C., Neary, V., Guala, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance and wake flow characterization of a 1:8.7-scale reference USDOE MHKF1 hydrokinetic turbine to establish a verification and validation test database Fontaine, A., Straka, W., Meyer, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Acoustics, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A numerical performance analysis of a ducted, high-solidity tidal turbine Borg, M., Xiao, Q., Allsop, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental evaluation of coaxial horizontal axis hydrokinetic composite turbine system Abutunis, A., Taylor, G., Fal, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Materials, Performance
Experimental study of bathymetry generated turbulence on tidal turbine behaviour Gaurier, B., Ikhennicheu, M., Germain, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
The development, design and characterisation of a scale model Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine for dynamic load quantification Allmark, M., Ellis, R., Lloyd, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Array Arrangement on Vertical Axis Tidal Current Turbine Using Free Vortex Model Han, R., Ma, Y., Li, L. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Lessons learnt from the design, installation and initial operations phases of the 6MW 4-turbine tidal array in Scotland’s Pentland Firth Black & Veatch Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Full Scale Performance, Structural
Numerical Simulations of Two Back-To-Back Horizontal Axis Tidal Stream Turbines in Free-Surface Flows Yan, J., Deng, X., Xu, F. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
An experimental assessment of analytical blockage corrections for turbines Ross, H., Polagye, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic performance evaluation of a new hydrofoil design for marine current turbines Nachtane, M., Tarfaoui, M., Saifaoui, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Adaptive backstepping control for maximizing marine current power generation based on uncertainty and disturbance estimation Yin, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Control
A detailed study of tidal turbine power production and dynamic loading under grid generated turbulence and turbine wake operation Allmark, M., Ellis, R., Ebdon, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Influence of surface waves on the hydrodynamic performance of a horizontal axis ocean current turbine Tian, W., Ni, X., Mao, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Research on Pitch Control Strategies of Horizontal Axis Tidal Current Turbine Wang, B., Hu, T., Guo, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Control, Performance
Investigation of parameters affecting horizontal axis tidal current turbines modeling by blade element momentum theory El-Shahat, S., Li, G., Lai, F. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Three tidal turbines in interaction: An experimental study of turbulence intensity effects on wakes and turbine performance Germain, G., Carlier, C., Pinon, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects
Flow structures in wake of a pile-supported horizontal axis tidal stream turbine Zhang, J., Lin, X., Wang, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Substructure
The hydrodynamic performance of a tidal-stream turbine in shear flow Ke, S., Wen-Quan, W., Yan, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance analysis of two vertical-axis hydrokinetic turbines using variational multiscale method Bayram Mohamed, A., Bear, C., Bear, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
A numerical study on the performance of a superhydrophobic coated very low head (VLH) axial hydraulic turbine using entropy generation method Haghighi, M., Merghavami, S., Ghorani, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Indirect load measurements for large floating horizontal-axis tidal current turbines Li, Y., Li, W., Liu, H. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling, Scale Device Mooring, Performance
Survey of the near wake of an axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine in the presence of waves Lust, E., Flack, K., Luznik, L. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Development and assessment of a blade element momentum theory model for high solidity vertical axis tidal turbines Mannion, B., Leen, S., Nash, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Multi-objective optimization of hydrofoil geometry used in horizontal axis tidal turbine blade designed for operation in tropical conditions of South East Asia Nandagopal, R., Narasimalu, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance of a hydrokinetic turbine using a theoretical approach Hazim, S., El Ouatouati, A. , Taha Janan, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Comparison of synthetic turbulence approaches for blade element momentum theory prediction of tidal turbine performance and loads Togneri, M. , Pinon, G., Carlier, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Blade design and optimization of a horizontal axis tidal turbine Zhu, F., Ding, L., Huang, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Performance Evaluation of a Tidal Current Turbine with Bidirectional Symmetrical Foils Guo, B., Wang, D., Zhou, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Unsteady hydrodynamics of a full-scale tidal turbine operating in large wave conditions Scarlett, G., Sellar, B., van den Bremer, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Performance
Influences of winglets on the hydrodynamic performance of horizontal axis current turbines Yiru, R., Bingwen, L., Tiantian, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Hydrostructural Optimization of a Marine Current Turbine Through Multi-fidelity Numerical Models Thandayutham, K., Samad, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Vertical-axis ocean current turbine design research based on separate design concept Xie, J. , Chen, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Control, Structural
Speed control of multiple tidal turbines connected to a shared onshore converter Reynolds, S., Kiprakis, A., Abusara, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
ADV Preview Based Nonlinear Predictive Control for Maximizing Power Generation of a Tidal Turbine With Hydrostatic Transmission Yin, X., Zhao, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Study of the internal flow structure of an ultra-small axial flow hydraulic turbine Nishi, Y., Kobori, T., Mori, N. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Interaction between hydrokinetic turbine wakes and sediment dynamics: array performance and geomorphic effects under different siting strategies and sediment transport conditions Musa, M., Hill, C., Guala, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects
Offshore deployments of marine energy converters Chatzigiannakou, M. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Point Absorber Performance
An actuator line - immersed boundary method for simulation of multiple tidal turbines Liu, C., Hu, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
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