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Current status of self rectifying air turbines for wave energy conversion
Toshiaki Setoguchi,Manabu Takao +1 more
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In this article, a review of the state of the art on self rectifying air turbines, which could be used for wave energy conversion, has been presented, and the overall performances of the turbines under irregular wave conditions, which typically occur in the sea, have been evaluated numerically and compared from the viewpoints of their starting and running characteristics.About:
This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 2006-09-01. It has received 221 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Wells turbine & Turbine.read more
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Experimental Research on Performances of Air Turbines for a Fixed Oscillating Water Column-Type Wave Energy Converter
TL;DR: In this paper, the 2D wave tank tests in regular waves for the performance evaluation of the air turbines in a fixed oscillating water column (OWC) type wave energy converter were conducted to obtain the data needed to make this design method.
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The Experimental Study of Bi-Directional Impulse Turbine on Standing Wave Thermoacoustic Engine
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a bi-directional turbine with a diameter of 48 mm and 50 mm and found that the maximum rotational motion was obtained at a distance of 20 0 m m from the sound source which was 361 rpm.
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Oscillating water column wave energy system — A prospective
TL;DR: An oscillating water column (OWC) is a cylindrical chamber, which encloses a bidirectional turbine as discussed by the authors, which captures and converts the mechanical energy into usable form of energy.
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Experimental study of a small scale bi-directional axial impulse turbine for acoustic-to-mechanical power conversion
M.A. Elhawary,M.A. Elhawary,Abdelmaged H. Ibrahim,Abdelmaged H. Ibrahim,Ashraf S. Sabry,Ehab Abdel-Rahman +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of the bi-directional impulse turbine is studied at different rotor inlet/exit angle, rotor space-to-chord ratio, stator space-tord ratio and stator exit angle, and tip clearance.
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Experimental loss analysis on a model-scale radial bidirectional air-turbine for wave energy conversion
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed experimental investigation of a radial bidirectional lift-based air-turbine and comparison to numerically predicted performance characteristics is presented, focusing on the turbine internal losses: rotor disc friction and leakage.
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The wells air turbine for wave energy conversion
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of a single plane biplane Wells turbine with or without guide vanes is compared with a wave energy device based on the principle of the oscillating water-air column.
Overview and Initial Operational Experience of the LIMPET Wave Energy Plant
TL;DR: The LIMPET wave energy device was constructed on the island of Islay, Scotland as mentioned in this paper, which comprises a rectangular inclined OWC that ducts the generated airflow through two contra-rotating Well's turbines, each coupled to a 250kW induction generator giving a 500kW maximum power output.
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Aerodynamics of the wells turbine
Luís M.C. Gato,A.F. de O. Falcão +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the aerodynamic performance of the Wells turbine was investigated using a streamline curvature throughflow method and compared with analytically obtained results from a linear actuator disk model.
The Offshore Floating Type Wave Power Device ”Mighty Whale” Open Sea TestsPerformance of The Prototype –
TL;DR: The Mighty Whale is a floating wave power device based on the Oscillating Water Column (OWC) principle, which converts wave energy into electric energy, and produces a relatively calm sea area behind.