Thermodynamics of the OWC chamber: Experimental turbine performance under stationary flow
| Autor: | C. Quirós, F. Mengíbar, María Clavero, Antonio Moñino, Encarnación Medina-López |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Real gas
060102 archaeology Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Oscillating water column (OWC) 020209 energy Oscillating Water Column Polytropic index 06 humanities and the arts 02 engineering and technology Polytropic process Mechanics Turbine Ideal gas Experimental 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental science 0601 history and archaeology Adiabatic process Wave energy converter (WEC) Wind tunnel Thermodynamic process Ram air turbine |
| Zdroj: | Moñino, A, Quirós, C, Mengíbar, F, Medina-Lopez, E & Clavero, M 2020, ' Thermodynamics of the OWC chamber: Experimental turbine performance under stationary flow ', Renewable Energy, vol. 155, pp. 317-329 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.03.141 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.renene.2020.03.141 |
| Popis: | Among the different devices designed to extract energy from waves, the Oscillating Water Column (OWC) operating an air turbine has been one of the most studied in recent years. The aim of this paper is to study the polytropic exponent associated to the thermodynamic process that takes place through the turbine in a non-idealised environment. A real gas model is applied, considering the influence of the moisture in the air chamber. Experimental data from a simplified OWC chamber set up under stationary flow are interpreted within the frame of an analytical real gas model. For that purpose, thermodynamic variables involved in the compression/expansion process have been calculated with the implementation of a real gas model. Following the results, in which differences between the ideal gas adiabatic polytropic process and the real gas model are observed, a new value for the polytropic exponent is proposed, representing a non–adiabatic real gas behaviour for the air–water vapour mixture. This approach allows a fine adjustment prediction of OWC performance, that can result more realistic in the case of OWC performance prediction under moderate wave climate conditions. From that on, new management guidelines can be developed, in which eventually moderate/low production prospects can be counterbalanced with more efficient and low–cost design. |
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