Turbomachinery
Online ISSN : 1880-2338
Print ISSN : 0385-8839
ISSN-L : 0385-8839
Volume 52, Issue 9
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Technical papers
  • Eru KURIHARA, Naoya AKATANI, Hiroki YASUI, Hiromitsu HAMAKAWA
    Article type: Technical papers
    2024Volume 52Issue 9 Pages 552-559
    Published: 2024
    Released on J-STAGE: May 09, 2025
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS

    Wells turbine used for wave and wind power generation is known to generate loud noise during its operation. Aerodynamic noise reduction is an important issue in the design of the turbines. Since aerodynamic noise depends highly on behavior of the vortices around the turbine and the wake region, understanding of the unsteady flow past a rotating turbine plays important role. In this study, we modeled the Wells turbine and serrated turbine, and visualized flow separation and vortex generation past the rotating turbine by using numerical simulation with LES turbulent model. In order to evaluate the turbine performance, axial torque was numerically evaluated. In addition, this study compared numerical results obtained by the moving mesh method and the method of rotating coordinate system.

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