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 Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Flow Field Measurement of Laboratory-Scaled Cross-Flow Hydrokinetic Turbines: Part I—The Near-Wake of a Single Turbine Doan, M., Kai, Y., Kawata, T. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Passive flow control mechanisms with bioinspired flexible blades in cross-flow tidal turbines Hoerner, S., Abbaszadeh, S., Cleynen, O. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Structural
Cross-Flow Tidal Turbines with Highly Flexible Blades—Experimental Flow Field Investigations at Strong Fluid–Structure Interactions Hoerner, S., Kösters, I., Vignal, L. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Oscillating Hydrofoil, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Modeling of a Marine Hydrokinetic Cycloturbine Vehicle Goldschmidt, M., Horn, J., Jonson, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Structural
Performance Improvement of a Darrieus Tidal Turbine with Active Variable Pitch Delafin, P.-L., Deniset, F., Astolfi, J. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Performance characteristics of a cross-flow hydrokinetic turbine in current only and current and wave conditions Lust, E., Bailin, B., Flack, K. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Embedding of a Blade-Element Analytical Model into the SHYFEM Marine Circulation Code to Predict the Performance of Cross-Flow Turbines Pucci, M., Bellafiore, D., Zanforlin, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental and numerical investigation of the leading edge sweep angle effect on the performance of a delta blades hydrokinetic turbine Mosbahi, M., Ayadi, A., Chouaibi, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Structural
Twin Marine Hydrokinetic Cross-Flow Turbines in Counter Rotating Configurations: A Laboratory-Scaled Apparatus for Power Measurement Doan, M., Kai, Y., Obi, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Geometric and control optimization of a two cross-flow turbine array Scherl, I., Strom, B., Brunton, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Array Effects, Control
Performance improvement of a new proposed Savonius hydrokinetic turbine: a numerical investigation Alipour, R., Alipour, R., Fardian, F. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
Prediction of the fouling penalty on the tidal turbine performance and development of its mitigation measures Song, S., Demirel, Y., Atlar, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance
Computational parametric analysis of the design of cross-flow turbines under constraints Leguizamón, S., Avellan, F. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Analysis of the effects of control strategies and wave climates on the loading and performance of a laboratory scale horizontal axis tidal turbine Martinez, R., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Allmark, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Control
Effect of aspect ratio on cross-flow turbine performance Hunt, A., Stringer, C., Polagye, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Performance, Structural
Experimentally validated study of the impact of operating strategies on power efficiency of a turbine array in a bi-directional tidal channel Hachmann, C., Stallard, T., Stansby, P. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects
A numerical study on the interaction between two cross-flow turbines in tandem configuration to support a simplified turbine model approach Tremblay, O., Dumas, G. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects
An experimental evaluation of blockage effects on the wake of a cross-flow current turbine Ross, H., Polagye, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Performance
Experimental assessment of a 100 W prototype horizontal axis tidal turbine by towing tank tests Alamian, R., Shafaghat, R., Amiri, H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Performance
Influence of stress ratio and stress concentration on the fatigue behaviour of hygrothermal aged multidirectional CFRP composite laminate Rajaram, A., Chai, G., Srikanth, N. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Materials
Experimental testing of the performance and interference effects of a cross-stream array of tidal turbines McNaughton, J., Cao, B., Ettema, S. Book Chapter Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Load reduction for two-bladed horizontal-axis tidal current turbines based on individual pitch control Liu, H., Li, Y., Lin, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Control
An experimental assessment of analytical blockage corrections for turbines Ross, H., Polagye, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
MaRINET2 Tidal Energy Round Robin Tests: Performance Comparison of a Horizontal Axis Turbine Subjected to Combined Wave and Current Conditions Gaurier, B., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Facq, J. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Performance
Flume experiments on the impact of a cross-flow turbine on an erodible bed Ebrahimi, M., Duncan, S., Belmont, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data
Two-way interaction between river and deployed cross-flow hydrokinetic turbines Gauvin-Tremblay, O., Dumas, G. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Torque coefficient analysis of a novel direct-drive parallel-stream counter-rotating darrieus turbine system Janon, A. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Large Eddy Simulations on Vertical Axis Hydrokinetic Turbines - Power coefficient analysis for various solidities Guillaud, N., Balarac, G., Goncalvès, E. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Implications of biofouling on cross-flow turbine performance Stringer, C., Polagye, B. Journal Article Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Performance
Mapping the wake of a full-scale floating tidal turbine platform Guerra, M., Hay, A., Karsten, R. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Changes in Wave Energy in the Shelf Seas of India during the Last 40 Years Based on ERA5 Reanalysis Data Amrutha, M., Kumar, V. Journal Article Cross Flow Turbine, Wave Field Data
A viscous vortex lattice method for analysis of cross-flow propellers and turbines Epps, B., Roesler, B., Medvitz, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Numerical investigation of modal and fatigue performance of a horizontal axis tidal current turbine using fluid–structure interaction Ullah, H., Hussain, M., Abbas, N. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Performance
A review on technology, configurations, and performance of cross‐flow hydrokinetic turbines Saini, G., Saini, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Performance, Structural
The Analysis of Structural Strength and Fatigue Strength of Vertical Axis Hydraulic Turbine Kong, F., Ding, H., Su, W. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Experimental and numerical investigation of flow patterns and performance of a modified Savonius hydrokinetic rotor Zhang, Y., Kang, C., Ji, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Survey and numerical model analysis for siting kilowatt-scale tidal turbines Cavagnaro, R., Thomson, J., Dillon, T. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Influence of Near-blade hydrodynamics on Cross-flow Turbine performance Snortland, A., Polagye, B., Williams, O. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic performance characterisation of a tidal energy generation system buoyancy assembly using CFD Lai, L., Hayes, N. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Comparison of cross-flow turbine performance under torque-regulated and speed-regulated control Polagye, B., Strom, B., Ross, H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Control, Performance
Real-time hardware emulation of a power take-off model for grid-connected tidal energy systems Erdogan, N., Murray, D., Giebhardt, J. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Control, Grid Integration, Power Take Off
Three-dimensionality of the wake recovery behind a vertical axis turbine Ouro, P., Runge, S., Luo, Q. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Velocity and performance correction methodology for hydrokinetic turbines experimented with different geometry of the channel Patel, V., Eldho, T., Prabhu, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Power-tracking control for cross-flow turbines Forbush, D., Cavagnaro, R., Polagye, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Control
Hydrokinetic turbines for power generation in Nigerian river basins Eme, L., Ulasi, J., Tunde, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine
Research on the Hydrodynamic Performance of a Vertical Axis Current Turbine with Forced Oscillation Ma, Y., Hu, C., Li, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Novel Cyclic Blade Pitching Mechanism for Wind and Tidal Energy Turbine Applications Rao, J., Diez, F. Journal Article Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic Performance Analysis of the Vertical Axis Twin-Rotor Tidal Current Turbine Ma, Y., Hu, C., Li, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Validation of a Coupled Electrical and Hydrodynamic Simulation Model for a Vertical Axis Marine Current Energy Converter Forslund, J., Goude, A. , Thomas, K. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Control, Performance
Field-testing of model helical-bladed hydrokinetic turbines for small-scale power generation Talukdar, P., Kulkarni, V., Saha, U. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data Performance
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