| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1727039 | Ocean Engineering | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In order to improve the performance of the Wells turbine for wave energy conversion, the effect of end plate on the turbine characteristics has been investigated experimentally by model testing. As a result, it is found that the characteristics of the Wells turbine with end plates are superior to those of the original Wells turbine, i.e., the turbine without end plate and the characteristics are dependent on the size and position of end plate. Furthermore, by using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD), reason of the performance improvement of the turbine has been clarified and the effectiveness of the end plate has been demonstrated.
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Authors
Manabu Takao, Toshiaki Setoguchi, Yoichi Kinoue, Kenji Kaneko,