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Wake Characteristics and Power Performance of a Drag-Driven in-Bank Vertical Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine

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  • Jiyong Lee

    (Saint Anthony Falls Lab, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
    Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA)

  • Mirko Musa

    (Saint Anthony Falls Lab, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
    Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA)

  • Chris Feist

    (Saint Anthony Falls Lab, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA)

  • Jinjin Gao

    (Saint Anthony Falls Lab, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
    College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China)

  • Lian Shen

    (Saint Anthony Falls Lab, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA)

  • Michele Guala

    (Saint Anthony Falls Lab, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
    Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA)

Abstract

Preliminary design of a new installation concept of a drag-driven vertical axis hydrokinetic turbine is presented. The device consists of a three-bladed, wheel-shaped, turbine partially embedded in relatively shallow channel streambanks. It is envisioned to be installed along the outer banks of meandering rivers, where the flow velocity is increased, to maximize energy extraction. To test its applicability in natural streams, flume experiments were conducted to measure velocity around the turbine and power performance using Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry and a controlled motor drive coupled with a torque transducer. The experiment results comprise the power coefficient, the spatial evolution of the mean velocity deficit, and a description of the flow structures generated by the turbine and responsible for the unsteadiness of the wake flow. Applying a triple decomposition on the Reynolds stresses, we identify the dominant contribution to such unsteadiness to be strongly associated with the blade passing frequency.

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  • Jiyong Lee & Mirko Musa & Chris Feist & Jinjin Gao & Lian Shen & Michele Guala, 2019. "Wake Characteristics and Power Performance of a Drag-Driven in-Bank Vertical Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-20, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:19:p:3611-:d:269492
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