Optimisation of bidrectional impulse turbines for wve power generation
The generation of electricity from ocean waves using oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converters is currently uneconomic due to the high capital cost and low efficiencies of such devices. The bidirectional air turbines utilised in OWCS are one of the principal sources of inefficiency and a...
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Cranfield University
2016
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Online Access: | http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10691 |