Experimental, Numerical and Application Analysis of Hydrokinetic Turbine Performance with Fixed Rotating Blades

Faruk Guner and Hilmi Zenk
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Faruk Guner: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Giresun University, 28200 Giresun, Turkey
Hilmi Zenk: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Giresun University, 28200 Giresun, Turkey

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: In this study, a hydrokinetic turbine is designed for the high-altitude regions where local electricity network lines are difficult to reach. If there was a stream flow around, electricity production could be possible and necessary because of environmental reasons. The performance of the hydrokinetic turbine was investigated experimentally and numerically. The numerical analyses of the turbine system were performed via MATLAB/Simulink version R2014a. Except power-based performance characteristics, efficiency of the system in terms of installation and necessary investment costs were also investigated. It is calculated that the system to be established on a river with a water flow rate of 30 m 3 /h will meet the investment cost in approximately 8 years.

Keywords: hydrokinetic turbine; renewable energy; Simulink; power coefficient; fixed rotating blades (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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