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Experimental study on the optimum design of diffuser-augmented horizontal-axis tidal turbine

Experimental study on the optimum design of diffuser-augmented horizontal-axis tidal turbine Ocean current energy is a promising and reliable resource that offers sustainability and predictability in realizing green future needs. A diffuser-augmented horizontal-axis turbine is utilized to generate ocean current energy. A numerical study on the impact of diffuser angle variations on the power coefficient has been carried out in the previous research. To elucidate the fluid dynamics aspects and further validation of previous computational results, the experimental investigation on the optimal design of tidal turbine with 20.04° diffuser augmentation is presented in this study. The study was conducted in a flowing tank with a current velocity of 0.7 m/s. The maximum power coefficient of 20.04° is 0.436 experimentally, which is a little smaller than the numerical value. Moreover, to reinforce the 20.04° result, a diffuser with an angle of 10.43° was also manufactured and tested experimentally. The maximum power coefficient of 10.43° is 0.303 experimentally, which is 3% smaller than the numerical value. It was concluded that the numerical approach might be considered satisfactory and represent similar phenomena to the experimental investigation in an application for modelling of multi-objective optimization. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Clean Energy Oxford University Press

Experimental study on the optimum design of diffuser-augmented horizontal-axis tidal turbine

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Oxford University Press
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy
ISSN
2515-4230
eISSN
2515-396X
DOI
10.1093/ce/zkac039
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Abstract

Ocean current energy is a promising and reliable resource that offers sustainability and predictability in realizing green future needs. A diffuser-augmented horizontal-axis turbine is utilized to generate ocean current energy. A numerical study on the impact of diffuser angle variations on the power coefficient has been carried out in the previous research. To elucidate the fluid dynamics aspects and further validation of previous computational results, the experimental investigation on the optimal design of tidal turbine with 20.04° diffuser augmentation is presented in this study. The study was conducted in a flowing tank with a current velocity of 0.7 m/s. The maximum power coefficient of 20.04° is 0.436 experimentally, which is a little smaller than the numerical value. Moreover, to reinforce the 20.04° result, a diffuser with an angle of 10.43° was also manufactured and tested experimentally. The maximum power coefficient of 10.43° is 0.303 experimentally, which is 3% smaller than the numerical value. It was concluded that the numerical approach might be considered satisfactory and represent similar phenomena to the experimental investigation in an application for modelling of multi-objective optimization.

Journal

Clean EnergyOxford University Press

Published: Nov 1, 2022

Keywords: ocean current energy; tidal turbine; diffuser augmentation; power coefficient; experimental study

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