Research Article
Low-Head Energy Conversion: A Conceptual Design and Laboratory Investigation of a Microtubular Hydro Propeller
Table 1
Values for the blade profile configuration.
| | (m) | tg() | tg(2) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| | P1 |
0.0250
|
0.8646
|
0.2975
|
0.0354
|
0.0958
|
0.0177
|
−0.0177
|
−0.0450
|
0.0725
| |
0.0281
|
0.7685
|
0.3066
|
0.0398
|
0.1258
|
0.0199
|
−0.0199
|
−0.0568
|
0.0997
| | P2 |
0.0313
|
0.6917
|
0.3116
|
0.0442
|
0.1628
|
0.0221
|
−0.0221
|
−0.0705
|
0.1339
| |
0.0344
|
0.6288
|
0.3131
|
0.0486
|
0.2082
|
0.0243
|
−0.0243
|
−0.0865
|
0.1762
| | P3 |
0.0375
|
0.5764
|
0.3120
|
0.0530
|
0.2632
|
0.0265
|
−0.0265
|
−0.1049
|
0.2280
| |
0.0406
|
0.5321
|
0.3090
|
0.0575
|
0.3292
|
0.0287
|
−0.0287
|
−0.1259
|
0.2907
| | P4 |
0.0438
|
0.4941
|
0.3045
|
0.0619
|
0.4080
|
0.0309
|
−0.0309
|
−0.1498
|
0.3658
| |
0.0469
|
0.4611
|
0.2990
|
0.0663
|
0.5011
|
0.0331
|
−0.0331
|
−0.1767
|
0.4551
| | P5 |
0.0500
|
0.4323
|
0.2928
|
0.0707
|
0.6104
|
0.0354
|
−0.0354
|
−0.2069
|
0.5603
|
|
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