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Optimization and flow analysis of ducted tidal stream turbine

  • Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai

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Abstract

Efficiency of the tidal stream turbine with thin-wall axisymmetric ducts was numerically simulated. The ducts design parameters of diffuser curves, expansion ratio and duct length were simply optimized. The results showed that the duct of second order diffuser curve, expansion ratio of 2.25 and a length-diameter ratio of 1.2 has the best performance. By comparison of different ducts flow, it revealed that flow separation at the duct outlet and the ejection influenced ducted turbine efficiency. The separation caused blockage and flow rate decreasing, and so performance deteriorated. The ejection caused lower pressure at the outlet of the duct, which allowed higher pressure drop through turbine impeller, and so improved turbine efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationManufacturing Process and Equipment
Pages683-688
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event4th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2013 - Dalian, China
Duration: 30 Mar 201331 Mar 2013

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume694 697
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityDalian
Period30/03/1331/03/13

Keywords

  • Ducted turbine
  • Flow analysis
  • Numerical simulation
  • Parameter optimization

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