Study on the Wake Characterization of a Horizontal-Axis Tidal Stream Turbine Utilizing a PIV System in a Large Circulating Water Tunnel

Sejin Jung, Heebum Lee, Dasom Jeong, Jihoon Kim () and Jin Hwan Ko ()
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Sejin Jung: Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan Metropolitan City 49111, Republic of Korea
Heebum Lee: Renewable Energy Engineering Section, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Daejeon 34101, Republic of Korea
Dasom Jeong: Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
Jihoon Kim: Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan Metropolitan City 49111, Republic of Korea
Jin Hwan Ko: Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 7, 1-15

Abstract: In this study, a particle image velocimetry (PIV) system was used in a large circulating water tank to investigate the wake of a horizontal-axis tidal turbine model, focusing on minor blockage effects and scale influence. A wake map of the turbine was constructed based on PIV measurements, using velocity deficit, turbulence intensity (TI), and turbulence kinetic energy (TKE) as key indicators. The results showed that TKE developed later than TI, forming a plateau-like shape. This plateau was considered the decay region, with the transition and far-wake regions located before and after it, respectively. Additionally, the power law exponent of TI decreased from −0.731 in the decay region to −0.765 in the far wake, indicating a steeper decay further downstream. Overall, the wake map of the tidal stream turbine model exhibited similarities to that of a previously reported wind turbine model.

Keywords: tidal stream turbine; horizontal-axis turbine; wake map; PIV; circulating water tunnel (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: 2025
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