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Title: The development of CACTUS : a wind and marine turbine performance simulation code.

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1038169

CACTUS (Code for Axial and Cross-flow TUrbine Simulation) is a turbine performance simulation code, based on a free wake vortex method, under development at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) as part of a Department of Energy program to study marine hydrokinetic (MHK) devices. The current effort builds upon work previously done at SNL in the area of vertical axis wind turbine simulation, and aims to add models to handle generic device geometry and physical models specific to the marine environment. An overview of the current state of the project and validation effort is provided.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1038169
Report Number(s):
SAND2010-8691C; TRN: US201208%%318
Resource Relation:
Conference: Proposed for presentation at the 49th AIAA Aerosciences Meeting held January 4-7, 2011 in Orlando, FL.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English