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Study of turbine with self-pitch-controlled blades for wave energy conversion
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In this article, the authors clarified the performance of a Wells air turbine using self-pitch-controlled blades under real sea conditions and obtained the useful information about the optimum setting angle.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Thermal Sciences.The article was published on 2002-01-01. It has received 25 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Wells turbine & Turbine.read more
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Comprehensive Renewable Energy
TL;DR: The comprehensive renewable energy reference work as discussed by the authors is a multi-volume reference work of its type at a time when renewable energy sources are seen increasingly as realistic alternatives to fossil fuels, and can be considered the definitive work for this subject area.
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8.05 – Air Turbines
A.F.O. Falcão,L.M.C. Gato +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the aerodynamic theory of axial-flow turbines and applied it to the Wells turbine and the impulse turbine, including their variants, in order to analyze their integration into the OWC wave energy converter.
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Optimization of blade pitch angle of an axial turbine used for wave energy conversion
Mohamed H. Mohamed,S. Shaaban +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed to improve the aerodynamic efficiency of Wells turbines by optimizing the blade pitch angle, which can substantially improve turbine efficiency while slightly delaying the turbine starting point.
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Physical Explanation of the Hysteresis in Wells Turbines: A Critical Reconsideration
Design optimization of savonius and wells turbines
TL;DR: In this article, an optimization process is employed in order to increase the tangential force induced by a monoplane and two-stage Wells turbine using symmetric airfoil blades as well as by a non-symmetric airfoil blades.
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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.
The Offshore Floating Type Wave Power Device "Mighty Whale": Open Sea Tests
TL;DR: The Mighty Whale as mentioned in this paper was used for open sea tests to investigate the use of wave energy for power generation in Mie Prefecture, Japan, and the results of the tests were summarized in a recent paper.
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Studies on the Wells Turbine for Wave Power Generator (Turbine Characteristics and Design Parameter for Irregular Wave)
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Computational analysis of performance and flow investigation on wells turbine for wave energy conversion
The energy conversion performance of several types of Wells turbine designs
Richard Curran,Luís M.C. Gato +1 more