Research Article

Study on Impact of Turbine Location on Hydrodynamics in Tidal Farm

Table 2

Velocity distributions on impellers’ center planes in different combinations.

CombinationsFlow Velocity Contours on Impellers’ Center Planes

Inflow Velocity 0.614
(m/s)
Angular Speed 0.4
(rad/s)

Inflow Velocity 0.921
(m/s)
Angular Speed 0.6
(rad/s)

Inflow Velocity 1.229
(m/s)
Angular Speed 0.8
(rad/s)

Inflow Velocity 1.536
(m/s)
Angular Speed 1.0
(rad/s)

Inflow Velocity 1.843
(m/s)
Angular Speed 1.2
(rad/s)

Inflow Velocity 2.150
(m/s)
Angular Speed 1.4
(rad/s)

Inflow Velocity 2.457
(m/s)
Angular Speed 1.6
(rad/s)