Experimental investigation into effects of boundary proximity and blockage on horizontal-axis tidal turbine wake

Y Zhang, Z Zhang, J Zheng, J Zhang, Y Zheng… - Ocean …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examined how the wake of a scaled turbine was changed by a bypass using
three different water depths with the hub at mid-depth, and one water depth with the hub at …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on the characterization of the self-starting capability of a single and double-stage Savonius turbine

MSM Shamsuddin, NM Kamaruddin - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The Savonius hydrokinetic turbine is a viable alternative for rural electrification despite its
relatively low power coefficient. There are many ways to improve power performance …

Analysis of blockage correction methods for high-solidity hydrokinetic turbines: experimental and numerical investigations

D Zhang, P Guo, Y Cheng, Q Hu, J Li - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Harnessing hydrokinetic energy from deep water to increase the operation periods of
observing platforms has received considerable attention in recent years. High-solidity …

Numerical study of the effect of tip-speed ratio on hydrokinetic turbine wake recovery

O El Fajri, J Bowman, S Bhushan, D Thompson… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The predictive capabilities of blade-resolved unsteady Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes
(URANS) and detached eddy simulation (DES), the most commonly used hybrid RANS/large …

Towards a better understanding of yawed turbine wake for efficient wake steering in tidal arrays

PK Modali, A Vinod, A Banerjee - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Tidal stream turbines (TST) deployed in open-water energetic sites are often unintentionally
at yaw to the incoming flow that causes performance degradation and deflection of the wake …

Tidal turbine performance and near-wake characteristics in a sheared turbulent inflow

A Vinod, C Han, A Banerjee - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Turbulent non-homogenous flow environments at high-energy tidal sites lead to variation in
power performance of tidal stream turbines. In addition, non-uniform loading due to …

[HTML][HTML] Design and economic analysis of a hydrokinetic turbine for household applications

CM Puertas-Frías, CS Willson, PA García-Salaberri - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Social and political concerns on climate change have made renewable energy an essential
component of government's work plans. Grid-connected horizontal-axis hydrokinetic …

Experimental investigation on wake and thrust characteristics of a twin-rotor horizontal axis tidal stream turbine

J Zhang, Y Zhou, X Lin, G Wang, Y Guo, H Chen - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Study on the performance of the tidal stream turbines could greatly improve tidal stream
energy development. Up to date, few studies about the twin-rotor horizontal axis tidal …

[HTML][HTML] A 2D VMD video image processing-based transfer learning approach for the detection and estimation of biofouling in tidal stream turbines

H Habbouche, H Rashid, Y Amirat, A Banerjee… - Ocean …, 2024 - Elsevier
Harnessing the power of tidal streams is a sustainable way of exploiting renewable marine
energy resources. It involves installing tidal stream turbines underwater to harness the …

Effects of submergence depth on the performance of the savonius hydrokinetic turbine near a free surface

B Zhang, B Li, C Li, Y Zhang, J Lv, H Yu - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The influence of the submergence depth ratio on the Savonius hydrokinetic turbine and flow
characteristics is numerically studied under different tip speed ratios. The tip speed ratio …