In order to improve the performance of the Wells turbine for wave energy conversion, the effect of end plate on the turbine characteristics has been investigated experimentally by model testing. As a result, it is found that the characteristics of the Wells turbine with end plates are superior to those of the original Wells turbine, i.e., the turbine without end plate and the characteristics are dependent on the size and position of end plate. Furthermore, by using CFD (computational fluid dynamics), reason of the performance improvement of the turbine has been clarified and the effectiveness of the end plate has been demonstrated.


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    Title :

    Wells turbine with end plates for wave energy conversion


    Additional title:

    Wells-Turbine mit Endplatten für die Umwandlung von Wellenenergie


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Ocean Engineering ; 34 , 11-12 ; 1790-1795


    Publication date :

    2007


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 10 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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