An Experimental Study on the Darrieus-Savonius Turbine for the Tidal Current Power Generation

The Darrieus turbine is popular for tidal current power generation in Japan. It is simple in structure with straight wings rotating around a vertical axis, so that it has no directionality against the motion of tidal flow which changes its direction twice a day. However, there is one defect in the D...

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Main Author: Yusaku KYOZUKA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of Fluid Science and Technology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/3/3/3_3_439/_pdf/-char/en