Experimental Study of a Radial Turbine Using Pitch-Controlled Guide Vanes for Wave Power Conversion

In order to develop a high-performance radial turbine for wave power conversion, a radial turbine with pitch-controlled guide vanes has been proposed and manufactured in the study. The proposed radial turbine has been investigated experimentally by model testing under steady and sinusoidal flow cond...

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Main Authors: Manabu Takao, Yoshihiro Fujioka, Hiroki Homma, Tae-Whan Kim, Toshiaki Setoguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/IJRM/2006/17379
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author Manabu Takao
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Hiroki Homma
Tae-Whan Kim
Toshiaki Setoguchi
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description In order to develop a high-performance radial turbine for wave power conversion, a radial turbine with pitch-controlled guide vanes has been proposed and manufactured in the study. The proposed radial turbine has been investigated experimentally by model testing under steady and sinusoidal flow conditions. Then, the experimental results have been compared with those of the conventional radial turbine for wave power conversion, that is, a radial turbine with fixed guide vanes. As a result, the running characteristics of the proposed radial turbine under steady and sinusoidal flow conditions were clarified and the effect of diffuser setting angle of guide vane on the turbine characteristics was presented. Furthermore, it seems that the proposed radial turbine is much superior to the conventional radial turbine.
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spelling doaj-art-9b71292aa23e4486b5e73be9cdaf2a7d2025-08-20T02:18:25ZengWileyInternational Journal of Rotating Machinery1023-621X1542-30342006-01-01200610.1155/IJRM/2006/1737917379Experimental Study of a Radial Turbine Using Pitch-Controlled Guide Vanes for Wave Power ConversionManabu Takao0Yoshihiro Fujioka1Hiroki Homma2Tae-Whan Kim3Toshiaki Setoguchi4Department of Mechanical Engineering, Matsue National College of Technology, 14-4 Nishiikuma-cho, Matsue-shi, Shimane 690-8518, JapanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Matsue National College of Technology, 14-4 Nishiikuma-cho, Matsue-shi, Shimane 690-8518, JapanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Matsue National College of Technology, 14-4 Nishiikuma-cho, Matsue-shi, Shimane 690-8518, JapanDepartment of Architectural Facility, Doowon Technical College, 678 Janwon-ri, Ansung-si, Kyongki 456-890, KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga-shi, Saga 840-8502, JapanIn order to develop a high-performance radial turbine for wave power conversion, a radial turbine with pitch-controlled guide vanes has been proposed and manufactured in the study. The proposed radial turbine has been investigated experimentally by model testing under steady and sinusoidal flow conditions. Then, the experimental results have been compared with those of the conventional radial turbine for wave power conversion, that is, a radial turbine with fixed guide vanes. As a result, the running characteristics of the proposed radial turbine under steady and sinusoidal flow conditions were clarified and the effect of diffuser setting angle of guide vane on the turbine characteristics was presented. Furthermore, it seems that the proposed radial turbine is much superior to the conventional radial turbine.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/IJRM/2006/17379
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title_short Experimental Study of a Radial Turbine Using Pitch-Controlled Guide Vanes for Wave Power Conversion
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