Open AccessOptimization of Radial Impulse Turbine for Oscillating Water Column Wave Renewable Energy
Author(s) -
K. A. M. Saad*,
Mohd Firdaus Al Musanna Bin Ahmad
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-3075
DOI - 10.35940/ijitee.l4000.1081219
Subject(s) - oscillating water column , turbine , ram air turbine , wells turbine , impulse (physics) , wave power , computational fluid dynamics , marine engineering , airflow , renewable energy , mechanics , environmental science , power (physics) , mechanical engineering , engineering , turbine blade , physics , electrical engineering , wave energy converter , quantum mechanics
An oscillating water column (OWC) extracts the power of waves by trapping air above a water column. This trapped air is compressed and decompressed by the wave action flow inside a turbine power to the mechanical power during process, and it is important as the turbines are expected to operate in oscillating and reversing flows over a wide range of conditions. The objectives of this study are to determine and analyze the type of radial impulse turbine of OWC and to optimize the performance of a radial impulse turbine for OWC by using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). This requires a comprehensive investigation on turbine configuration, turbine efficiency, OWC integration, and turbine operation with respect to climate condition. The outcome of this study to settle the main drawbacks of radial turbine namely lower peak efficiency and damping on OWC can be considered. Later, these problems will be further study to identify the behavior of the airflow through the machine, sources of energy loss, and impact of different parameters on the turbine performance.