Zahari, Taha and Sugiyono, . and T. M. Y. S., Tuan Ya and Sawada, Tatsuo (2011) Numerical investigation on the performance of Wells turbine with non-uniform tip clearance for wave energy conversion. Applied Ocean Research, 33 (4). pp. 33-4. ISSN 0141-1187. (Published)
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Abstract
The performance of a Wells turbine with various non-uniform tip clearances was investigated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The investigation was performed on numerical models of a NACA0020 blade profile under steady flow conditions. The performance of turbines with uniform and non-uniform tip clearances was compared. The results were also compared with experimental results in literature. It was shown that the performance of turbine with non-uniform tip clearance is similar with that of turbine with uniform one in terms of torque coefficient, input power coefficient, and efficiency. However, the turbine with non-uniform tip clearance seems to have a preferable overall performance. An investigation on the flow-field around the turbine blade was performed in order to explain the phenomena.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Wells turbine; NACA0020 blade profile; Tip clearance; CFD |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TS Manufactures |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Mrs. Neng Sury Sulaiman |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2019 01:00 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2019 01:00 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25930 |
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