The effect of inlet conditions on the performance of Wells turbine

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Journal of Energy Resources Technology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3231399· OSTI ID:5202600

Raghunathan, S ^[1]; Setoguchi, T; Kaneko, K ^[2]

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1. Queen's Univ., Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
2. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Saga Univ., Saga (JP)

Experimental investigations on the effect of inlet turbulence and flow distortion on the performance of a monoplane and a biplane Wells turbine are reported. The performance of biplane Wells turbine is more sensitive to turbulence when compared with a monoplane. The primary effect of increase in turbulence on the performance of Wells turbine is the postponement of stall.

• OSTI ID: 5202600
• Journal Information: Journal of Energy Resources Technology; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Energy Resources Technology; (USA) Vol. 111:1; ISSN 0195-0738; ISSN JERTD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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