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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Wake characterization in row array of hydrokinetics turbines.
Submission Author:
Vinicius de Sousa Britto , DF
Co-Authors:
Vinicius de Sousa Britto, Rafael Castilho Faria Mendes, Antonio Brasil Junior, Taygoara Oliveira
Presenter: Rafael Castilho Faria Mendes
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-2121
Abstract
This study aims to obtain wake information which passes through a linear array of turbines. Is presented a numerical approach to observe what effect can be obtained from a 2.2 meters turbines set. The linear array parameters were based on the Hydro-k project, in which two unconfined in-line rotors were used. The studies were performed by analyzing three variables: mean normalized velocity, turbulence kinetic energy and turbulence intensity. It was noted that the iteration between the rotors alters the flow benefiting power on the next array of turbines.
Keywords
hydrokinetic turbines, Row array of turbines, Wake characterization
