<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Tidal energy might be extracted in a very similar way as the wind one by using turbines. However, due to environmental conditions, unsteady nature of tidal currents and wave activity, tidal turbines have to fulfill very demanding requirements. Such turbines might be structurally similar to wind turbines, but due to a different medium, the key issue is extracting tidal energy in the most effective way. This paper presents a way in which CFD tools may be used for selecting hydrofoil for tidal turbines.</p></abstract>

Tidal energy might be extracted in a very similar way as the wind one by using turbines. However, due to environmental conditions, unsteady nature of tidal currents and wave activity, tidal turbines have to fulfill very demanding requirements. Such turbines might be structurally similar to wind turbines, but due to a different medium, the key issue is extracting tidal energy in the most effective way. This paper presents a way in which CFD tools may be used for selecting hydrofoil for tidal turbines.

CFD simulations of hydrofoils for tidal turbines

Department of Mechanical and Marine Engineering

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Institute of Applied Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Technical Transactions

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Tidal energy might be extracted in a very similar way as the wind one by using turbines. However, due to environmental conditions, unsteady nature of tidal...

CFD simulations of hydrofoils for tidal turbines

Published Online: May 29, 2020

Page range: 193 - 199

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.184.7292

Keywords
CFD, tidal turbine

© 2017 Hassan Momeni et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

CFD simulations of hydrofoils for tidal turbines

Published Online: May 29, 2020

Page range: 193 - 199

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.184.7292

KeywordsCFD, tidal turbine

© 2017 Hassan Momeni et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
CFD, tidal turbine