CFD analysis of stall in a Wells turbine

Kellis Kincaid; David W. MacPhee

doi:10.1115/POWER2018-7558

CFD analysis of stall in a Wells turbine

Kellis Kincaid, David W. MacPhee

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Abstract

The Wells turbine is a self-rectifying device that employs a symmetrical blade profile, and is often used in conjunction with an oscillating water column to extract energy from ocean waves. The effects of solidity, angle of attack, blade shape and many other parameters have been widely studied both numerically and experimentally. To date, several 3-D numerical simulations have been performed using commercial software, mostly with steady flow conditions and employing various two-equation turbulence models. In this paper, the open source code Open- FOAM is used to numerically study the performance characteristics of a Wells turbine using a two-equation turbulence model, namely the Menter SST model, in conjunction with a transient fluid solver.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Fuels, Combustion, and Material Handling; Combustion Turbines Combined Cycles; Boilers and Heat Recovery Steam Generators; Virtual Plant and Cyber-Physical Systems; Plant Development and Construction; Renewable Energy Systems
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)	9780791851395
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2018-7558
State	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	ASME 2018 Power Conference, POWER 2018, collocated with the ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2018 Nuclear Forum - Lake Buena Vista, United States Duration: Jun 24 2018 → Jun 28 2018

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Name	American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Power Division (Publication) POWER
Volume	1

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Conference	ASME 2018 Power Conference, POWER 2018, collocated with the ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2018 Nuclear Forum
Country/Territory	United States
City	Lake Buena Vista
Period	06/24/18 → 06/28/18

Funding

The authors acknowledges support from the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in conducting this research. The authors acknowledges support from the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in conducting this research.

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Kincaid, K., & MacPhee, D. W. (2018). CFD analysis of stall in a Wells turbine. In Fuels, Combustion, and Material Handling; Combustion Turbines Combined Cycles; Boilers and Heat Recovery Steam Generators; Virtual Plant and Cyber-Physical Systems; Plant Development and Construction; Renewable Energy Systems (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Power Division (Publication) POWER; Vol. 1). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2018-7558

Kincaid, Kellis ; MacPhee, David W. / CFD analysis of stall in a Wells turbine. Fuels, Combustion, and Material Handling; Combustion Turbines Combined Cycles; Boilers and Heat Recovery Steam Generators; Virtual Plant and Cyber-Physical Systems; Plant Development and Construction; Renewable Energy Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Power Division (Publication) POWER).

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Kincaid, K & MacPhee, DW 2018, CFD analysis of stall in a Wells turbine. in Fuels, Combustion, and Material Handling; Combustion Turbines Combined Cycles; Boilers and Heat Recovery Steam Generators; Virtual Plant and Cyber-Physical Systems; Plant Development and Construction; Renewable Energy Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Power Division (Publication) POWER, vol. 1, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME 2018 Power Conference, POWER 2018, collocated with the ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2018 Nuclear Forum, Lake Buena Vista, United States, 06/24/18. https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2018-7558

CFD analysis of stall in a Wells turbine. / Kincaid, Kellis; MacPhee, David W.
Fuels, Combustion, and Material Handling; Combustion Turbines Combined Cycles; Boilers and Heat Recovery Steam Generators; Virtual Plant and Cyber-Physical Systems; Plant Development and Construction; Renewable Energy Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Power Division (Publication) POWER; Vol. 1).

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Kincaid K, MacPhee DW. CFD analysis of stall in a Wells turbine. In Fuels, Combustion, and Material Handling; Combustion Turbines Combined Cycles; Boilers and Heat Recovery Steam Generators; Virtual Plant and Cyber-Physical Systems; Plant Development and Construction; Renewable Energy Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 2018. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Power Division (Publication) POWER). doi: 10.1115/POWER2018-7558

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