Hydrodynamic performance optimization of horizontal Pinwheel and vertical Savonius tidal turbines using CFD

• Main Author: Mittal, Shivansh
• Other Authors: Ng Yin Kwee
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Alternative, renewable energy sources
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168013
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Drag-dominant turbines play a vital role in urban windfarms and multi-flow direction tidal arrays due to their low cut-in speed and omnidirectional characteristics. This research focuses on verifying the Moment Balancing method proposed by Mr. Yixiao Zhang, a PhD researcher, to determine the maximum...