Design charts for impulse turbine wave energy extraction using experimental data

A. Thakker, J. Jarvis and A. Sahed

Renewable Energy, 2009, vol. 34, issue 10, 2264-2270

Abstract: This study presents newly developed charts to aid in early design of impulse turbine for wave energy extraction. These charts, based on the available experimental data, represent a simple approach to the performance evaluation of the turbine. The novel approach is applied in a case study that considers the optimum diameter design selection of next-generation impulse turbine power take-off. This allowed the selection of the correct impulse turbine sizing for a required rated power. The result is consistent for such an application, where the optimum rotor diameter would be 1.6m for a maximum rated power of 400kW.

Keywords: Design charts; Performance power coefficient; Wave energy; Impulse turbine; Optimum diameter selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.04.002

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