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http://dx.doi.org/10.7837/kosomes.2012.18.6.610

A Study on the Flow Characteristics around Tidal Current Turbine  

Kim, Bu-Gi (Training Ship, Mokpo National Maritime University)
Yang, Chang-Jo (Division of Marine Engineering System, Mokpo National Maritime University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety / v.18, no.6, 2012 , pp. 610-616 More about this Journal
Abstract
All the countries in the world is currently facing the full scale of energy-climate era currently, and making strong energy policy that will lead to green growth of the future energy resources by utilizing renewable energy as the basis of entering the advanced country becomes the goal of development that satisfies the demand for energy in 21st century. Recently, ocean energy attracted the attention along with the necessity of developing renewable energy. Ocean energy is the one of most prominent recyclable and clean resources that has not been developed yet. So, it is highly required to develop good tidal current energy conversion system in coastal area. The inflow angle that acts against tidal current turbine, seabed effect and the change of efficiency along the occurrence of cavitation were investigated through the wake flow characteristics in this study. Power coefficient degradation by seabed effect did not appear in the condition of this calculation. Efficiency degradation appeared from above $10^{\circ}$ regarding inflow angle and power coefficient was calculated as lower by 7 % at $45^{\circ}$. Torque and power coefficient increased as inflow velocity rose, but power coefficient degradation appeared from above 3m/s when the cavitation happened. So, it was recognized that the larger inflow angle and occurrence of cavitation become the reason for power degradation through the flow characteristics.
Keywords
Seabed effect; Cavitation; Ocean energy; Power coefficient; Tidal current power turbine;
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