Effect of End Plates on the Performance of an Impulse Turbine for Wave Energy Conversion

Autor: Toshiaki SETOGUCHI, Manabu TAKAO, Kenji KANEKO, Shuichi NAGATA, Kazutaka TOYOTA
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 450-457 (2008)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1880-5558
DOI: 10.1299/jfst.3.450
Popis: The objective of this paper is to present the effect of end plate on the performances of the impulse turbine for wave energy conversion by experimental investigation. The experiments have been performed by model testing under steady flow conditions in the study. And then, the performances of the impulse turbine with end plates have been compared with those of the original impulse turbine, i.e., the impulse turbine without end plate. As a result, it is found that the characteristics of the impulse turbine with end plates are superior to those of the original impulse turbine. Furthermore, the effects of end plate size and penetration on the turbine characteristics have been clarified in the study.
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