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Experimental, Numerical and Application Analysis of Hydrokinetic Turbine Performance with Fixed Rotating Blades

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  • Faruk Guner

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Giresun University, 28200 Giresun, Turkey)

  • Hilmi Zenk

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Giresun University, 28200 Giresun, Turkey)

Abstract

In this study, a hydrokinetic turbine is designed for the high-altitude regions where local electricity network lines are difficult to reach. If there was a stream flow around, electricity production could be possible and necessary because of environmental reasons. The performance of the hydrokinetic turbine was investigated experimentally and numerically. The numerical analyses of the turbine system were performed via MATLAB/Simulink version R2014a. Except power-based performance characteristics, efficiency of the system in terms of installation and necessary investment costs were also investigated. It is calculated that the system to be established on a river with a water flow rate of 30 m 3 /h will meet the investment cost in approximately 8 years.

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  • Faruk Guner & Hilmi Zenk, 2020. "Experimental, Numerical and Application Analysis of Hydrokinetic Turbine Performance with Fixed Rotating Blades," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-15, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:3:p:766-:d:318513
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