Hydrodynamic modeling, optimization and performance assessment for ducted and non-ducted tidal turbines

This thesis examines methods for designing and analyzing kinetic turbines based on blade element momentum (BEM) theory and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The underlying goal of the work was to assess the potential augmentation of power production associated with enclosing the turbine in an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shives, Michael Robert
Other Authors: Crawford, Curran
Language:English
en
Published: 2012
Subjects:
CFD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3801