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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Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
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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