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METHOD FOR CALCULATING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF HYDROKINETIC TURBINES

Abstract

This paper presents a numerical algorithm and its computer implementation (program) developed to determine the operational characteristics of axial flow hydrokinetic turbines. The program is based on the Vortex-Lattice Method (VLM), which proved useful for predicting hydrodynamic characteristics of screw propellers. In order to validate the software, we carried out a series of experiments on a laboratory test stand at the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery at the Polish Academy of Sciences (IMP PAN) in Gdansk. From the practical point of view, the agreement between the calculated and experimental results was satisfactory. Therefore, the developed numerical method can be a useful tool for the analysis of operating conditions and in the design of hydrokinetic turbines.

Keywords:

Vortex-Lattice Method, performance characteristics, hydrokinetic turbines

Details

Issue
Vol. 15 No. 1 (2011)
Section
Research article
Published
2011-03-31
Licencja:
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Author Biographies

ADAM GÓRALCZYK,
Polish Academy of Sciences, The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery



PATRYK CHAJA,
Polish Academy of Sciences, The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery



ADAM ADAMKOWSKI,
Polish Academy of Sciences, The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery



Authors

  • ADAM GÓRALCZYK

    Polish Academy of Sciences, The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery
  • PATRYK CHAJA

    Polish Academy of Sciences, The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery
  • ADAM ADAMKOWSKI

    Polish Academy of Sciences, The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery

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