Design Optimisation of a Unidirectional Centrifugal Radial-Air-Turbine for Application in OWC Wave Energy Converters

Research on employing unidirectional air turbines for oscillating water columns (OWC) has received much attention in the last few years. Most unidirectional turbine topologies considered to date use axial flow unidirectional turbines. The radial turbine offers an alternative with increased resistanc...

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Main Authors: Nazanin Ansarifard, Alan Fleming, Alan Henderson, S.S. Kianejad, Shuhong Chai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
OWC
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/14/2791