Hydrodynamic consideration in ocean current turbine design

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• 作者：Jiahn-Horng CHEN (陈建宏)^a ; ^{b0105@mail.ntou.edu.tw}Author Vitae ; Forng-Chen CHIU (邱逢琛)^b ; Ching-Yeh HSIN (辛敬业)^a ; Jing-Fa TSAI (蔡进发)^b
• 关键词：ocean current energy ; renewable energy ; system dynamics ; rotor design ; floating turbine
• 刊名：Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：28
• 期：6
• 页码：1037-1042
• 全文大小：1500 K
• 卷排序：28

文摘

Ocean currents are one of important resources of ocean energy. Although it is not widely harnessed at present, ocean current power has a vital potential for future electricity generation. In fact, several turbine systems have been proposed in the world. In the present, we consider what factors should be considered in designing the system from the perspective of hydrodynamics. As an example, a floating Kuroshio turbine system which is under development in Taiwan is employed to serve as the case study. The system consists of five major parts; i.e. a foil float which can be employed to adjust the system submergence depth, a twin contra-rotating turbine system for taking off the current energy, two nacelles housing power generators, a cross beam to connect two nacelle-and-turbine systems, and two vertical support to connect the foil float and the rest of the system.