Experimental Study of a Radial Turbine Using Pitch-Controlled Guide Vanes for Wave Power Conversion
In order to develop a high-performance radial turbine for wave power conversion, a radial turbine with pitch-controlled guide vanes has been proposed and manufactured in the study. The proposed radial turbine has been investigated experimentally by model testing under steady and sinusoidal flow cond...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2006-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Rotating Machinery |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/IJRM/2006/17379 |
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| Summary: | In order to develop a high-performance radial turbine for wave
power conversion, a radial turbine with pitch-controlled guide
vanes has been proposed and manufactured in the study. The
proposed radial turbine has been investigated experimentally by
model testing under steady and sinusoidal flow conditions. Then,
the experimental results have been compared with those of the
conventional radial turbine for wave power conversion, that is, a
radial turbine with fixed guide vanes. As a result, the running
characteristics of the proposed radial turbine under steady and
sinusoidal flow conditions were clarified and the effect of
diffuser setting angle of guide vane on the turbine
characteristics was presented. Furthermore, it seems
that the proposed radial turbine is much superior to the
conventional radial turbine. |
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| ISSN: | 1023-621X 1542-3034 |