 Performance enhancement of a Darrieus hydrokinetic turbine with the blocking of a specific flow region for optimum use of hydropowerVimal Patel, T.I. Eldho and S.V. Prabhu Renewable Energy, 2019, vol. 135, issue C, 1144-1156 Abstract: Darrieus turbine is used as a hydrokinetic turbine to extract energy from flowing fluid in river, canal or drainage systems. In the present investigation, the performance of a Darrieus turbine is enhanced using a blocking plate optimally located at the upstream side of the retarding vane. An experimental investigation is carried out to obtain a specific width and the location of the blocking plate which would enhance the coefficient of power of the turbine. Three blocking plates (75 mm width, 100 mm width and 170 mm width) are investigated for five different locations. The coefficient of power of a turbine without blocking plate is enhanced from 0.125 to 0.36 by using an optimized blocking plate width and location. An empirical correlation for coefficient of power is suggested in terms of Reynolds number, Froude number, width ratio and location ratio. Keywords: Darrieus turbine; Hydrokinetic turbine; Run of river turbine; Blocking plate; Non dimensional analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:renene:v:135:y:2019:i:c:p:1144-1156 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.12.074 Access Statistics for this article Renewable Energy is currently edited by Soteris A. Kalogirou and Paul Christodoulides More articles in Renewable Energy from Elsevier |
Is your work missing from RePEc? Here is how to contribute.
Questions or problems? Check the EconPapers FAQ or send mail to .
EconPapers is hosted by the
School of Business at Örebro University.