Biomimetic Design of Turbine Blades for Ocean Current Power Generation
The enhancement of energy technology and innovation play a crucial role in order to meet the challenges related to global warming in the coming decades. Inspired by bird wings, the performance of a bio-inspired blade assembled to a marine turbine model, is examined. Following a biomimetic pathway, t...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2313-7673/8/1/118/ 2023-08-20T04:05:58+02:00 Biomimetic Design of Turbine Blades for Ocean Current Power Generation Enrique Eduardo Hernández Montoya Edgar Mendoza Eize J. Stamhuis 2023-03-11 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8010118 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Biomimetic Design, Constructions and Devices https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8010118 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Biomimetics; Volume 8; Issue 1; Pages: 118 biomimetics bio-inspired blades marine turbines model aerodynamic properties hydrodynamic properties wind tunnel measurements flow tank facility Betz limit Text 2023 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8010118 2023-08-01T09:13:30Z The enhancement of energy technology and innovation play a crucial role in order to meet the challenges related to global warming in the coming decades. Inspired by bird wings, the performance of a bio-inspired blade assembled to a marine turbine model, is examined. Following a biomimetic pathway, the aerodynamic performance of the bird wings of the species Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) was tested in a wind tunnel laboratory. Based on our results, we derived a bio-inspired blade model by following a laser scanning method. Lastly, the bio-inspired blades were assembled to a marine turbine model and tested in a large flow tank facility. We found efficiencies (Cp) up to 0.3 which is around 53% of the maximum power that can be expected from the turbine model according to the Betz approach. Our findings are analyzed in the discussion section as well as considerations for future research. Text common guillemot Uria aalge uria MDPI Open Access Publishing Biomimetics 8 1 118 |
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The enhancement of energy technology and innovation play a crucial role in order to meet the challenges related to global warming in the coming decades. Inspired by bird wings, the performance of a bio-inspired blade assembled to a marine turbine model, is examined. Following a biomimetic pathway, the aerodynamic performance of the bird wings of the species Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) was tested in a wind tunnel laboratory. Based on our results, we derived a bio-inspired blade model by following a laser scanning method. Lastly, the bio-inspired blades were assembled to a marine turbine model and tested in a large flow tank facility. We found efficiencies (Cp) up to 0.3 which is around 53% of the maximum power that can be expected from the turbine model according to the Betz approach. Our findings are analyzed in the discussion section as well as considerations for future research. |
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Biomimetic Design of Turbine Blades for Ocean Current Power Generation |
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Biomimetic Design of Turbine Blades for Ocean Current Power Generation |
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