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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

Tethys Engineering is a knowledge hub that contains documents and resources about the technical aspects of marine energy development. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Engineering Knowledge Base associated with Axial Flow Turbine.

Total: 574

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Aspects of mathematical modelling of a prototype scale vertical-axis turbine Gretton, G., Bruce, T. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental and numerical investigation on the performance of a Wells turbine prototype Torresi, M. , Camporeale, S., Pascazio, G. Conference Paper Axial Flow Turbine, Wave Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
A SMALL SCALE FIELD EXPERIMENT ON A WELLS TURBINE MODEL Filianoti, P., Camporeale, S. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Design of a baffle-plate for an OWC-WEC equipped with vertical-axis air-turbines: Numerical study of the air-flow Paixao Conde, J., Gato, L. Conference Paper Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling
A direct drive generator for marine current energy conversion - first experimental results Nilsson, K., Grabbe, M., Yuen, K. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Facilities for marine current energy converter characterization Germain, G., Bahaj, A., Huxley-Reynard, C. Conference Paper Axial Flow Turbine, Wave Lab Data, Modeling
Advances in Oscillating Water Column Air Turbine Development Tease, W., Lees, J., Hall, A. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Acoustics, Performance
Dynamic System Modeling of an Oscillating Water Column Wave Power Plant based on Characteristic Curves obtained by Computational Fluid Dynamics to enhance Engineered Reliability Arlitt, R., Tease, K., Starzmann, R. Conference Paper Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Performance
A LINEARIZED MODEL OF OWC DEVICES WITH ADDITIONAL VERTICAL DUCTS Camporeale, S., Filianoti, P. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling
Characterising the wake of horizontal axis marine current turbines Bahaj, A., Myers, L., Thomson, M. Conference Paper Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Modelling of free surface proximity and wave induced velocities around a horizontal axis tidal stream turbine Whelan, J. , Thomson, M., Graham, J. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling
Study on Hydrodynamic Configuration Parameters of Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbine Guangnian, L., Chen, Q., Liu, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Experimentally validated numerical method for the hydrodynamic design of horizontal axis tidal turbines Batten, W. , Bahaj, A., Molland, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Structural
Integrated Tidal Current Demonstration Project at Race Rocks Bhuyan, G., Darou, G., Blondeau, C. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Scale Device Grid Integration
Wake Studies of a 1/30th Scale Horizontal Axis Marine Current Turbine Myers, L., Bahau, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Scale Device
System Level Design, Performance, Cost and Economic Assessment - San Francisco Tidal In-stream Power Plant Previsic, M., Polagye, B., Bedard, R. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration, Performance, Structural
System Level Design, Performance, Cost and Economic Assessment –Tacoma Narrows Washington Tidal In-Stream Power Plant. Polagye, B., Previsic, M. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine Array Effects, Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance, Substructure
Power output performance characteristics of a horizontal axis marine current turbine Myers, L., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Simulated electrical power potential harnessed by marine current turbine arrays in the Alderney Race Myers, L., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling Array Effects
Development, Installation and Testing of a Large Scale Tidal Current Turbine Thake, J. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine Full Scale Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Analytical estimates of the energy yield potential from the Alderney Race (Channel Islands) using marine current energy converters Bahaj, A., Myers, L. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling
Efficiency of Axial-flow Turbine in a Wave Power Generation System Ueki, K. Journal Article Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Power Take Off
Chapter 3 Ocean Current Energy Conversion Charlier, R., Justus, J. Book Chapter Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Kite
Performance of the Wells Turbine With Variable Pitch Rotor Blades Gato, L., Eça, L., Falcão, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Performance
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