Cascade wind turbines for the oscillating water column wave energy device: Part 1

Kunal Ghosh

Renewable Energy, 1996, vol. 9, issue 1, 1219-1222

Abstract: The Wells wind turbine, which is used in the oscillating water column wave energy device, is simple but has a low efficiency. It stalls in strong winds caused by large waves and has a subsequent slow recovery. Its close relationship with the vertical axis wind turbine is pointed out. A novel cascade wind turbine which is simple and at the same time can accept wind caused by a large wave without stalling is suggested. Such a turbine has also the potential of avoiding compressibility effects which result in loss of power.

Keywords: Wave Energy; Wells Turbine; Stall; Vertical Axis Wind Turbine; Cascade; Compressibility effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)88496-5

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