CFD-based design optimization of ducted hydrokinetic turbines

Park, Jeongbin; Knight, Bradford G.; Liao, Yingqian; Mangano, Marco; Pacini, Bernardo; Maki, Kevin J.; Martins, Joaquim R. R. A.; Sun, Jing; Pan, Yulin

doi:10.1038/s41598-023-43724-4

Title: CFD-based design optimization of ducted hydrokinetic turbines

Journal Article · Fri Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2023 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43724-4 · OSTI ID:2203135

Park, Jeongbin; Knight, Bradford G.; Liao, Yingqian; Mangano, Marco; Pacini, Bernardo; Maki, Kevin J.; Martins, Joaquim R. R. A.; Sun, Jing; Pan, Yulin

Abstract Hydrokinetic turbines extract kinetic energy from moving water to generate renewable electricity, thus contributing to sustainable energy production and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. It has been hypothesized that a duct can accelerate and condition the fluid flow passing the turbine blades, improving the overall energy extraction efficiency. However, no substantial evidence has been provided so far for hydrokinetic turbines. To investigate this problem, we perform a CFD-based optimization study with a blade-resolved Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) solver to explore the design of a ducted hydrokinetic turbine that maximizes the efficiency of energy extraction. A gradient-based optimization approach is utilized to effectively deal with the high-dimensional design space of the blade and duct geometry, with gradients being calculated through the adjoint method. The final design is re-evaluated through higher-fidelity unsteady RANS (URANS) simulations. Our optimized ducted turbine achieves an efficiency of about 54% over a range of operating conditions, higher than the typical 46% efficiency of unducted turbines.

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Research Organization:: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0001438

OSTI ID:: 2203135

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 13; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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