Experimental study of the turbulence intensity effects on marine current turbines behaviour. Part I: One single turbine

RENEWABLE ENERGY

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Article

Mycek, Paul^1,2  Gaurier, Benoit²  Germain, Gregory²  Pinon, Gregory¹  Rivoalen, Elie^1,3 

[1] Univ Havre, CNRS, UMR 6294, Lab Ondes & Milieux Complexes, F-76058 Le Havre, France

[2] IFREMER, Marine Struct Lab, F-62321 Boulogne Sur Mer, France

[3] INSA Rouen, EA 3828, Lab Optimisat & Fiabilite Mecan Struct, F-76801 St Etienne, France

关键词: Marine current turbine;    Performance;    Wake;    Turbulence;    Experiment;    Flume tank;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.renene.2013.12.036

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The ambient turbulence intensity in the upstream flow plays a decisive role in the behaviour of horizontal axis marine current turbines. Experimental trials, run in the IFREMER flume tank in Boulogne-Sur-Mer (France) for two different turbulence intensity rates, namely 3% and 15%, are presented. They show, for the studied turbine configuration, that while the wake of the turbine is deeply influenced by the ambient turbulence conditions, its mean performances turn out to be slightly modified. The presented conclusions are crucial in the view of implanting second generation turbines arrays. In addition, complete and detailed data sets (wake profiles and performance graphs) are made available to the scientific community in order to encourage further comparisons. (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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