Cross Flow Turbine

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

Cross flow turbines, also known as vertical-axis turbines, capture kinetic energy of moving water with spinning blades oriented perpendicular to the direction of flow. They can be mounted in either vertical or horizontal orientations. When mounted vertically, these devices can operate regardless of the direction of flow. They typically have cylindrical cross-sections amenable to placement in confined channels or allowing tight array spacing. Turbines can be open or ducted (shrouded) and placed anywhere in the water column, though bottom-mounted is the most common. The electricity production mechanism is similar to axial flow turbines.

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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

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Title Author Date Publication Type Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
A critical review of technologies for harnessing the power from flowing water using a hydrokinetic turbine to fulfill the energy need Yadav, P., Kumar, A., Jaiswal, S. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
Influence of the spatial variation of upstream velocity on a vertical-axis tidal turbine performance Mateos, L., Frost, C. , Baker-Horne, N. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data
Objective Functions for the Blade Shape Optimisation of a Cross-Flow Tidal Turbine under Constraints Ruiz-Hussmann, K., Delafin, P., Bonamy, C. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Non-dimensional scaling of passive adaptive blades for a marine current turbine Van Ness, K., Aliseda, A., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Experimental comparison of the flow-induced loading between a ducted bottom-mounted twin vertical axis tidal turbine at still and an unducted prototype Saouli, Y., Coquet, R., Facq, J. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Experimental Optimization Environment for Developing an Intracycle Pitch Control in Cross Flow Turbines Hoerner, S., Leidhold, R., Abbaszadeh, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Critical Feature and Seawater Testing of Cross-Flow Rotor Components Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing McVey, J., Zaengle, J., Cavagnaro, R. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Materials, Structural
A methodology to capture the single blade loads on a cross-flow tidal turbine flume model Bennecke, T., Ruiz-Hussmann, K., Joedecke, P. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental techniques for evaluating the performance of high-blockage cross-flow turbine arrays Hunt, A., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The Influence of the Downstream Blade Sweep on Cross-flow Turbine Performance Snortland, A., Williams, O., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Development of a modified BEMT model for the analysis of helical bladed vertical axis tidal turbines Fereidoonnezhad, M., Leen, S., Nash, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Intracycle Active Blade Pitch Control for Cross-Flow Tidal Turbines Using Embedded Electric Drive Systems Zhao, Z., Bennecke, T., Hörner, S. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental flow conditions effects on a bottom-mounted ducted twin vertical axis tidal turbine compared to real sea conditions Moreau, M., Germain, G., Maurice, G. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Intracycle Control Sensitivity of Cross-Flow Turbines Athair, A., Snortland, A., Scherl, I. Conference Paper Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Misaligned sheared flow effects on a ducted twin vertical axis tidal turbine Moreau, M., Germain, G., Maurice, G. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Research on the blockage correction of a diffuser-augmented hydrokinetic turbine Du, X., Tan, J., Yuan, P. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
Tidal Energy in Malaysia: An overview of potentials, device suitability, issues and outlook Rahim, M., Rahman, A., Izham, M. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal
Experimental performance and wake study of a ducted twin vertical axis turbine in ebb and flood tide currents at a 1/20th scale Moreau, M., Germain, G., Maurice, G. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Clearance and blockage effects on hydrodynamic performance of hybrid hydrokinetic turbine Saini, G., Saini, R. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Numerical and experimental analyses of the performance of a vertical axis turbine with controllable-blades for ocean current energy Yang, M-H., Gu, Z-T., Yeh, R-H. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Effect of Vertical Confinement and Blade Flexibility on Cross-Flow Turbines Mostefa, M., Chatellier, L., Thomas, L. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Performance investigations of hybrid hydrokinetic turbine rotor with different system and operating parameters Kamal, M., Saini, R. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Multi-Array Design for Hydrokinetic Turbines in Hydropower Canals Cacciali, L., Battisti, L., Dell’Anna, S. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Array Effects, Hybrid Devices
Pool-Based Tow System for Testing Tethered Hydrokinetic Devices Being Developed to Harvest Energy From Ocean Currents Vadlamannati, A., Dillon, H., Naik, K. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Kite Lab Data
Hybridized Vertical-Axis Underwater Current Power Turbine System Suitable for Low Underwater Current Velocities: A Report of Its Application and Potential in Imo River, Nigeria Agbakwuru, J., Arome, S. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Field Data Hybrid Devices, Performance
Numerical investigation on the performance of an innovative Airfoil-Bladed Savonius Hydrokinetic Turbine (ABSHKT) with deflector Chaudhari, V., Shah, S. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Experimental and multiphase modeling of small vertical-axis hydrokinetic turbine with free-surface variations Yosry, A., Alvarez, E., Valdes, R. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Deep Learning-Based Prediction of Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Solutions for Vertical-Axis Turbines Dorge, C., Bibeau, E. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Statistical Analysis on The Near-Wake Region of RANS Turbulence Closure Models for Vertical Axis Tidal Turbine Rahim, M., Abdul-Rahman, A., Rahman, A. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
The influence of material on the power performance of Savonius turbines in wind and water applications Shamsuddin, M., Kamaruddin, N., Mohamed-Kassim, Z. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data Materials, Performance
Performance parameters of lift-based vertical axis hydrokinetic turbines - A review Reddy, K., Bhosale, A., Saini, R. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Performance, Structural
Performance analysis of novel V-shaped turbine blade profile by three-dimensional numerical investigations with varying overlap ratios for hydropower application Shashikumar, C., Madav, V. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Sea states influence on the behaviour of a bottom mounted full-scale twin vertical axis tidal turbine Moreau, M., Germain, G., Maurice, G. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimization of Hydrokinetic Swept Blades Gemaque, M., Vaz, J., Saavedra, O. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
An optimal sizing framework for autonomous photovoltaic/hydrokinetic/hydrogen energy system considering cost, reliability and forced outage rate using horse herd optimization Alanazi, A., Alanazi, M., Nowdeh, S. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hybrid Devices, Structural
Optimization of semicircular blade profile of Savonius hydrokinetic turbine using artificial neural network Rengma, T., Subbarao, P. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
Analysis of Wake Turbulence for a Savonius Turbine for Malaysia’s Slow-Moving Current Flow Rahman, A., Rajendran, K., Abdul-Rahman, A. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Performance of cross-flow turbines for varying blade materials and unsupported blade span length Marone, N., Wosnik, M., Barrington, M. Presentation Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Structural
The Effects of Blade Configurations on Performance of a Tidal Vertical Axis Turbine Tavakoli, S., Hemmati, S., Niazi, S. Book Chapter Book Chapter Current, Cross Flow Turbine Performance, Structural
Performance of a cross-flow turbine array at high confinement Hunt, A., Polagye, B. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Performance
Layout and Design Considerations for a Confinement-Exploiting Array of Cross-flow Turbines Polagye, B., Terry, B., Hunt, A. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Modeling Array Effects
Open Water Data Acquisition on a Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbine Bharath, A., Ross, H., Nichols, C. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance
Modeling the Effects of Surface Waves on Power Generation of Cross-Flow Turbines Hartke, S., Pujara, N., Franck, J. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Simulations of Dual Cross-Flow Turbines under High Confinement Franck, J., Dave, M. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The Influence of Cycle-to-Cycle Variation on Cross-Flow Turbine Performance Snortland, A., Scherl, I., Williams, O. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimization of Intracycle Velocity Control for Cross Flow Turbines Athair, A., Scherl, I., Snortland, A. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control
Effects of surface roughness on performance of a helical cross-flow turbine made with electron beam melting (EBM) 3D-printed titanium blades Marone, N., Wosnik, M., Barrington, M. Presentation Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Materials, Performance
Power density capacity of tidal stream turbine arrays with horizontal and vertical axis turbines Ouro, P., Dené, P., Garcia-Novo, P. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Performance enhancement of low speed current savonius tidal turbines through adding semi-cylindrical deflectors Samadi, M., Hassanabad, M., Mozafari, A. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic performance of a mono-tangent backward-rotating impeller based on tidal current energy utilization Wu, Z., Xu, Q., Ling, C-M. Journal Article Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
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