TEAMER: Experimental performance characterization of a shrouded axial-flow turbine
Sitkana has developed a shrouded hydrokinetic turbine with a modular, low-cost design that can be scaled to meet the needs of remote communities. With technical support from the University of Washington, Sitkana sought to experimentally characterize the mechanical power and structural loads of various 1:3.3 scale rotor geometries. In all, 11 different rotor geometries were characterized with variations in height-to-diameter ratio, blade number, and blade type (foiled versus flat). All tests were conducted in Reynolds-independent flow conditions in the Alice C. Tyler Flume at the University of Washington. Results allow Sitkana to (1) refine the optimal rotor geometry, (2) validate numerical models, and (3) predict power output for a full-scale system.
This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 8 (request for technical support) program.
Sitkana_data.zip
TEAMER-Post-Access-Report.pdf
Citation Formats
University of Washington. (2023). TEAMER: Experimental performance characterization of a shrouded axial-flow turbine [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/2315016.
McMullan, Lance, Polagye, Brian, Van Ness, Katherine, Talpey, Greg, and Calandra, Gemma. TEAMER: Experimental performance characterization of a shrouded axial-flow turbine. United States: N.p., 20 Oct, 2023. Web. doi: 10.15473/2315016.
McMullan, Lance, Polagye, Brian, Van Ness, Katherine, Talpey, Greg, & Calandra, Gemma. TEAMER: Experimental performance characterization of a shrouded axial-flow turbine. United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/2315016
McMullan, Lance, Polagye, Brian, Van Ness, Katherine, Talpey, Greg, and Calandra, Gemma. 2023. "TEAMER: Experimental performance characterization of a shrouded axial-flow turbine". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/2315016. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/531.
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This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 8 (request for technical support) program.}, doi = {10.15473/2315016}, url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/531}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2023}, month = {10}}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/2315016
Details
Data from Oct 20, 2023
Last updated Feb 27, 2024
Submitted Feb 16, 2024
Organization
University of Washington
Contact
Katherine Van Ness
Authors
Keywords
marine, energy, axial-flow, current turbine, 3D-print, shrouded, Reynolds number, TEAMER, RFTS 8, CFD, computational fluid dynamics, raw data, processed data, technology, axial-flow turbine, CEC, current energy converterDOE Project Details
Project Name TEAMER: Experimental performance characterization of a shrouded axial-flow turbine
Project Lead Lauren Ruedy
Project Number EE0008895
