Experimental studies on a preferable blade profile for high efficiency and the blade characteristics of Darrieus-type cross-flow water turbines

Yasuo Takamatsu, Akinori Furukawa, Kusuo Okuma, Kazuki Takenouchi

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    Abstract

    Fluid forces and moment acting on a blade of a Darrieus-type runner were measured in addition to the blade performance. The characteristics for various type of blades were evaluated from the measured data with theoretical considerations in an inviscid flow. Some features of those characteristics, including the dynamic effects caused by an unsteady relative flow around the Darrieus blade, are shown in the present paper. For high efficiency, a noncambered thin blade with relatively long chord length is recommended. Its characteristics are high lift slope, high lift at zero angle of attack and relatively low drag in a wide no-stall region of attack angles. It should also be set tangent to the runner pitch-circle at the 50% chord point of the blade.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)149-156
    Number of pages8
    JournalJSME International Journal, Series 2: Fluids Engineering, Heat Transfer, Power, Combustion, Thermophysical Properties
    Volume34
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1991

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
    • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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