Numerical optimization and experimental validation for a tidal turbine blade with leading-edge tubercles
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- 作者：Weichao Shi<sup> ; sup><sup>w.shi6@newcastle.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding authorsup> ; Mehmet Atlar ; Rosemary Norman ; Batuhan Aktas ; Serkan Turkmen
- 关键词：Tidal turbine ; Leading-edge tubercle ; Foil tests ; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) ; Lift and drag measurements ; Flow visualisations ; Particle image velocimetry (PIV)
- 刊名：Renewable Energy
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：96
- 期：part_PA
- 页码：42-55
- 全文大小：7737 K
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Biomimetic concept of applying leading-edge tubercles on a tidal turbine blade has been performed.
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Optimization study to optimise the dimensions of the leading-edge tubercles by using ANSYS-CFX.
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A 3D foil of a representative tidal turbine blade was tested in a cavitation tunnel for various leading-edge profiles.
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Leading-edge tubercles have significant impacts on the improvement of the hydrodynamic performance.