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
Study on hydrodynamic performance of a horizontal axis tidal turbine with a lobed ejector Huang, B., Gong, Y., Wu, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Studying the Wake of a Tidal Turbine with an IBM-LBM Approach Using Realistic Inflow Conditions Grondeau, M., Guillou, S., Poirier, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Influence of Swept Blades on the Performance and Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Bidirectional Horizontal-Axis Tidal Turbine Liu, S., Zhang, J., Sun, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Study on two-rotor interaction of counter-rotating horizontal axis tidal turbine Liu, X., Feng, B., Liu, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Improvement of Output Power of a Counter-rotating Propeller Type Tidal Stream Power Unit Moored with One Cable Murakami, T., Kanemoto, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Installation of the SABELLA turbine D10 FEEDBACK FOR FUTURE INSTALLATIONS Falcone, R. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Full Scale
Numerical Investigation of the Performance, Hydrodynamics, and Free-Surface Effects in Unsteady Flow of a Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Benavides-Moran, A., Rodriguez-Jaime, L., Lain, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance and wake analysis of horizontal axis tidal current turbine using Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation Faizan, M., Badshah, S., Badshah, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental study of active and passive blade pitch control strategies for axial-flow marine current turbines Van Ness, K. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Performance, Structural
A New Methodology for Smoothing Power Peaks Produced by Electricity Demand and a Hydrokinetic Turbine for a Household Load on Grid Using Supercapacitors Arevalo, P., Tostado-Veliz, M., Jurado, F. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Grid Integration, Performance
Influence of helical triangle blade on the performance of vertical axis marine current turbine Zhu, G., Feng, J., Wang, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A Design Procedure for Anchors of Floating Ocean Current Turbines on Weak Rock Bañuelos-García, F., Ring, M., Mendoza, E. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Materials, Mooring, Structural
Coaxial Turbines and Unsteady Blade Element Lift for Skewed Rotors Elfering, K. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Towards a better understanding of yawed turbine wake for efficient wake steering in tidal arrays Modali, P., Vinod, A., Banerjee, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
The Blade Design of a Bionic Shark Fin Airfoil for a Horizontal Axis Tidal Current Turbine Zhang, K., Yang, S., Gao, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Numerical Study of Bi-axial Cross-flow Turbine Clemencot, Q., Delafin, P.-L., Maitre, T. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Influences of yawed conditions on the wake evolution and recovery of axial flow tidal turbines Ahmadi, M., Yang, Z. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Noise emissions from two tidal turbines; an experimental field campaign Schmitt, P., Pine, M., Lieber, L. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Acoustics, Hydrodynamics
Review of experimental studies on Transverse Axis Crossflow Turbines Gallagher, R., Frost, C. , Schmitt, P. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Hydrodynamics, Performance
Interaction between two horizontal axis tidal turbines in model scale- experiment and simulation Joßberger, S., Stadler, C., Barkmann, U. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Assessment of Dependency of Unsteady Onset Flow and Resultant Tidal Turbine Fatigue Loads on Measurement Position at a Tidal Site Mullings, H., Stallard, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics
Modeling, simulation, and equilibrium analysis of tethered coaxial dual-rotor ocean current turbines Metoyer, R., Chatterjee, P., Elfering, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A Comparative Study on the Hydrodynamic-Energy Loss Characteristics between a Ducted Turbine and a Shaftless Ducted Turbine Song, K., Yang, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Tidal turbine performance and near-wake characteristics in a sheared turbulent inflow Vinod, A., Han, C., Banerjee, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Research on the Blade Motion of a Bidirectional Energy-Generating Turbine under Integrated Wave and Tidal Current Action Li, Y., Li, Z., Liu, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Instability of the tip vortices shed by an axial-flow turbine in uniform flow Posa, A., Broglia, R., Balaras, E. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical Study of A Generic Tidal Turbine Using BEM Optimization Methods Ai, K., Wang, M., Wang, D. Journal Article Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Research on Blade Design of Lift–Drag-Composite Tidal-Energy Turbine at Low Flow Velocity Jiang, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Optimisation of ocean-powered turbines for seawater desalination Khanjanpour, M. Thesis Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Surrogate-Based Optimization of Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Rotor Blades Aran, D., Menendez, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
Research on hydrodynamic characteristics of horizontal axis tidal turbine with rotation and pitching motion under free surface condition Wang, S., Li, C., Xie, Y. Journal Article Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration, Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
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
Momentum recovery downstream of an axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine Posa, A., Broglia, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
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
The effects of surge motion on hydrodynamics characteristics of horizontal-axis tidal current turbine under free surface condition Wang, S., Zhang, Y., Xie, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
A Phenomenological Study of Lab-Scale Tidal Turbine Loading under Combined Irregular Wave and Shear Flow Conditions Allmark, M., Martinez, R., Ordonez-Sanchez, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Structural
Mechanical Motion Rectifier Based Single and Hybrid Input Marine Energy Harvester Analysis, Design and Basin Test Validation Chen, S. Thesis Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices
The influence of waves propagating with the current on the wake of a tidal stream turbine Zhang, Y., Zang, W., Zheng, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Status of Marine Current Energy Conversion in China Liu, H., Bahaj, A. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling, Full Scale, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic Characterisation of a Garman-Type Hydrokinetic Turbine Lain, S., Contreras, L., Lopez, O. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
The performance of a weir-mounted tidal turbine: An experimental investigation Verbeek, M., Uijttewaal, W. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
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 investigation into effects of boundary proximity and blockage on horizontal-axis tidal turbine wake Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., Zheng, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
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
Coaxial horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine system: Numerical modeling and performance optimization Abutunis, A., Fal, M., Fashanu, O. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
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
Modeling the wake dynamics of a marine hydrokinetic turbine using different actuator representations Sandoval, J., Soto-Rivas, K., Gotelli, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Characterization of the turbulent wake of an axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine via large-eddy simulation Posa, A., Broglia, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
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
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