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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Marine Energy Documents Related to Axial Flow Turbine

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Total: 556

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Hydrodynamic performance of full-scale tidal current turbine arrays wakes in tandem and parallel configurations Zou, T, Gu, Y., Liu, H. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Investigation on Wake Characteristics of Two Tidal Stream Turbines in Tandem Using a Mobile Submerged PIV System Jung, S., Lee, H., Jang, I. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Effect of duct designs and external separated vortex on the performance of bidirectional ducted tidal turbines Liu, S., Zhang, J., Sun, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Substructure
Investigation of flow and energy characteristics of counter-rotating horizontal axis tidal turbine Wei, X., Zhang, W., Wang, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Performance and near-wake characteristics of a counter-rotating horizontal-axis tidal turbine with bidirectional blades Liu, S., Zhang, J., Sun, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Multifidelity CFD analysis for ducted hydrokinetic turbine design Knight, B., Mohammadi, Y., Urban, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wake momentum recovery of a horizontal axial tidal turbine under turbulence Han, C., Banerjee, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Techno-economic analysis of floating ocean current power plant of Haya Strait Indonesia Rumaherang, W., Elim, H., Latununuwe, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Recent Advancements in Ocean Current Turbine Blade Design: A Review of Geometrical Shape, Performance and Potential Development using CAE Fajiri, A., Jurkovic, M., Kandimba, E. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Structural
Speed control and hydrodynamic performance analysis of vertical axis tidal turbine under surge motion Ye, Y., Lu, Y., Wang, S Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Control, Performance
An Evaluation of Blade Repair Techniques and Applicability for Tidal Turbines Thomas, B., McCarthy, E., Baker, T. Journal Article Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Materials, Structural
Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Project: Stage II - Experiments on unsteady loading in waves Authors Marouf, N., Han, Y., Willden, R. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
A Virtual Instrument Approach for Improved Tidal Turbine Wake Measurement Spence, N., Lam, R., Old, C. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Hydrodynamic model testing of a semi-submersible wind-tidal current combined power generation platform Ma, Y., Shangguan, L., Hu, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Hybrid Devices, Performance
Numerical Simulation-Based Performance and Loading Assessment of a Dual-Rotor Ocean Current Turbine Operating in the Florida Straits Mokari, H., VanZwieten, J., Tang, J. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Control
Adaptive Blade Control Using Data-Driven Optimization for Ocean Current Turbines: A Hybrid Simulation Framework Atre, A., Roetzer, J., Janke, B. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Experimental Investigation of Turbine Blades Response Using Fiber Optic Strain Sensors Abdellatef, M., Gunawan, B., Kim, D. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Structural
Design and Validation of a Hybrid Model Testing Setup for Scaled Energy Converters in the NREL Wave Tank Riedinger, N., Chamot, S., Ross, H. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Comparative Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of Solid and Hollow Core Blades in Full-Scale Reference Model 1 Tidal Turbine Kim, D., Gunawan, B. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Control of an Open-Source Tidal Energy Converter (OSTEC) Testbed Sedigh, P., Cavagnaro, R., Wosnik, M. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control
Technology Readiness Level assessment of hydrokinetic energy converters Malali, P., Ding, Z., Villavicencio, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Ocean Current, Riverine Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center, Full Scale, Scale Device Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Downstream tidal turbine transient local blade loading characterization Podeur, V., Michaud, L., Groulx, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
RegStack machine learning model for accurate prediction of tidal stream turbine performance and biofouling Rashid, H., Hanzla, M., Berghout, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Performance
Influence of the phase relationship between tidal currents and elevations on tidal energy conversion Milford, C., Martin, V., Neill, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Life cycle and economic assessment of tidal energy farms in early design phases: Application to a second-generation tidal device Bianchi, M., Arnal, A., Astorkiza-Andres, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal
Investigating the impact of multi-rotor structure shadowing on tidal stream turbine performance Townley, B., Shi, W., Angeloudis, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A two-scale blockage correction for an array of tidal turbines Dehtyriov, D., Vogel, C., Willden, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Effects of non-isotropic blockage on a tidal turbine modeled with the Actuator-Line method Mascrier, E., Arcos, D., Pinon, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Observations from structural testing of full-scale tidal turbine blades Finnegan, W., Jiang, Y., Flanagan, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Structural
Study on the Wake Characterization of a Horizontal-Axis Tidal Stream Turbine Utilizing a PIV System in a Large Circulating Water Tunnel Jung, S., Lee, H., Jeong, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Performance evaluation and fast prediction of a pitched horizontal-axis tidal turbine under wave-current conditions using a variable-speed control strategy Wang, S., Tang, J., Li, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Spectral behavior of a horizontal axis tidal turbine in elevated levels of homogeneous turbulence Hanzla, M., Banerjee, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Technoeconomic optimization of coaxial hydrokinetic turbines Hassan, M., Bryant, M., Mazzoleni, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current
The effects of oblique waves on the hydrodynamic characteristics of horizontal axis tidal current turbine Zhang, F., Zhang, Y., Wu, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Power and thrust control by passive pitch for tidal turbines Gambuzza, S., Sunil, P., Felli, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Assessment of tidal energy potential from low-velocity tidal flows in the Indian Sundarbans utilizing validated hydrodynamic model and tidal turbine technology Bhui, K., Hazra, S., Bhadra, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling
A low order modeling approach for analyzing the performance of coaxial, counter-rotating ocean current turbines: The equivalent single rotor model Karpinski, J., Ramm, C., Razi, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Large eddy simulation of a utility-scale horizontal axis turbine with woody debris accumulation under live bed conditions Aksen, M., Seyedzadeh, H., Anjiraki, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Bayesian modeling and mechanical simulations for fragility curve estimation of the mooring system of marine hydrokinetic devices de Faria, V., Jamaleddin, N., de Queiroz, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Mooring
Study on measurement uncertainty of energy conversion efficiency of tidal energy converters Jian, L., Yuze, S., Huamei, W. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Performance
Experimental study on a horizontal axis tidal turbine with diffuser and brim Laksito, R., Harinaldi Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Structural, Substructure
Review of research on wake characteristics in horizontal-axis tidal turbines Liu, X., Lu, J., Ren, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Structural
Tidal Stream Technology and Project Development Final Lessons Learnt Report TIGER Tidal Stream Energy Enegiser Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Test Center, Full Scale, Scale Device Grid Integration
Wake Field Interaction in 3D Tidal Turbine Arrays - Numerical Analysis for the Pentland Firth Rahman, A., Venugopal, V. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Low-voltage DC collection grids for marine current energy converters: Design and simulations Fjellstedt, C., Forslund, J., Thomas, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Grid Integration
Circuit representation of ducted hydrokinetic turbines based on blade element momentum method Shan, X., Bilgen, O. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Control, Performance, Structural
APL-UW Field-Scale Axial Flow Turbine: Design and Specifications Bassett, C., Burnett, J., Van Ness, K. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Validation of Blade Element Momentum & Free Vortex Wake Methods with Water Tunnel Data for a Scaled Marine Turbine Rotor Kim, D., Neary, V. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Effect of tip speed ratios on a tidal turbine model in turbulent inflow conditions Han, C., Banerjee, A. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Array Effects, Performance
Simulation of a Dual-Rotor Ocean Current Turbine with Variable Buoyancy and Lifting Surfaces for Motion Control Mokari, H., VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Substructure
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