Research Article
A Comparative Analysis of Self-Rectifying Turbines for the Mutriku Oscillating Water Column Energy Plant
Table 4
Parameters of the radial turbine.
| Rotor |
| Geometry | Circular arc (r = 30.2 mm) and ellipse |
| Cord length | 54 mm |
| Edge radius | 0.5 mm |
| Blade number | 88 |
| Radius | 375 mm |
| Angle | 60° |
| Solidity | 2.02 |
| Guide vanes |
| Vane number | 26 |
| Geometry | Straight line and circular arc (r = 24.8 mm) |
| Cord length | 50 mm |
| Outer vane solidity | 2.31 |
| Inner vane solidity | 2.29 |
| Input angle | 15° |
|
|