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Title: Reference Model 2 Scaled Geometry (RM2: River Current Turbine)

Abstract

Contains the Reference Model 2 (RM2) scaled scale geometry files of the River Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These scaled geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. The scaled RM2 device was tested at the Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) at the University of Minnesota flume. The scale of the geometries included in this submission are at a 1:15 scale compared to the full scale geometry. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014. The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), andmore » Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting. Reference Model 2 (RM2) is a variable speed dual-rotor cross-flow river turbine that is deployed at the water?s surface. It was designed for deployment at a reference site modeled after a reach in the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The rotors are anchored to a two-pontoon vessel platform. Surface deployment of the turbine minimizes the handling requirements during deployment and recovery and reduces overall costs for all O&M activities, including allowing for easy access to the power conversion chain (PCC). The design (two rotors per platform) also reduces the environmental footprint and associated environmental compliance costs.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository (MHKDR); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office (EE-4WP)
Contributing Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories
OSTI Identifier:
1818912
Report Number(s):
363
DOE Contract Number:  
FY13 AOP 1.2.5.1
Resource Type:
Data
Country of Publication:
United States
Availability:
MHKDRHelp@nrel.gov
Language:
English
Subject:
16 Tidal and Wave Power; MHK; Marine; Hydrokinetic; energy; power; river current; reference model; RM2; turbine; Reference Model Project; Reference Model 2; axial flow turbine; CAD; technical drawings; technology; SOLIDWORKS; 2D drawings; 3D Design; river; model; 3D model

Citation Formats

Neary, Vince, and Hill, Craig. Reference Model 2 Scaled Geometry (RM2: River Current Turbine). United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.15473/1818912.
Neary, Vince, & Hill, Craig. Reference Model 2 Scaled Geometry (RM2: River Current Turbine). United States. https://doi.org/10.15473/1818912
Neary, Vince, and Hill, Craig. 2014. "Reference Model 2 Scaled Geometry (RM2: River Current Turbine)". United States. https://doi.org/10.15473/1818912. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1818912.
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title = {Reference Model 2 Scaled Geometry (RM2: River Current Turbine)},
author = {Neary, Vince and Hill, Craig},
abstractNote = {Contains the Reference Model 2 (RM2) scaled scale geometry files of the River Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These scaled geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. The scaled RM2 device was tested at the Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) at the University of Minnesota flume. The scale of the geometries included in this submission are at a 1:15 scale compared to the full scale geometry. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014. The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting. Reference Model 2 (RM2) is a variable speed dual-rotor cross-flow river turbine that is deployed at the water?s surface. It was designed for deployment at a reference site modeled after a reach in the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The rotors are anchored to a two-pontoon vessel platform. Surface deployment of the turbine minimizes the handling requirements during deployment and recovery and reduces overall costs for all O&M activities, including allowing for easy access to the power conversion chain (PCC). The design (two rotors per platform) also reduces the environmental footprint and associated environmental compliance costs.},
doi = {10.15473/1818912},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1818912}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}