Research Article

A Comparative Analysis of Self-Rectifying Turbines for the Mutriku Oscillating Water Column Energy Plant

Table 2

Parameters of the biradial turbine.

Rotor

Diameter244 mm

Input/output width53.7 mm

Blade number3

Width3.7 mm

Input/output angle40°

Gap between rotor and casing1 mm

Guide vanes

Vane number23

GeometryAerofoil

Rotor axis -vane distance274 mm

Rotor end-vane distance30 mm

Duct

Diameter750 mm