THE WELLS AIR TURBINE FOR WAVE ENERGY-CONVERSION

被引：256
作者：
RAGHUNATHAN, S
机构：
[1] Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast
来源：
PROGRESS IN AEROSPACE SCIENCES | 1995年 / 31卷 / 04期
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D O I：
10.1016/0376-0421(95)00001-F
中图分类号：
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要：
The wave energy devices currently in operation in the United Kingdom and India and those that are to be built in Europe are based on the principle of the oscillating water-air column, In these devices the pneumatic energy of the oscillating air column is converted to mechanical energy of rotation by a Wells turbine. A monoplane (single plane) Wells turbine can absorb only a certain maximum pneumatic pressure amplitude due to tip speed limitations, For wave energy devices which produce large amplitudes of pneumatic pressure a biplane Wells turbine with or without guide vanes can be used, The prediction methods currently available and parameters controlling the aerodynamic performance of the Wells turbines are reviewed, Some novel techniques to improve the performance of Wells turbine are suggested.
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页码：335 / 386
页数：52
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