| A Study on Numercial Methods for Performance Prediction of Tidal Turbines |
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학술지명 AFORE(아시아-태평양 재생에너지 포럼)
저자 손승현,주원구,곽희진,현정재,전병준,조용,김태균,최종웅,진상훈,조성일,안수황
발표일 2024-11-08
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In the case of tidal turbines, unlike conventional hydropower systems, the head varies due to changes in upstream and downstream water levels caused by tidal fluctuations. Due to this characteristic, tidal turbines operate over a wide range of conditions, requiring numerical analysis to evaluate their behavior under various head levels. In this study, an appropriate numerical analysis method was developed to analyze and predict the characteristics of tidal turbines under different head conditions. The commercial software Ansys CFX was used for the CFD analysis, with reservoirs modeled for both upstream and downstream regions to account for water level variations. To predict cavitation within the tidal turbine, both single-phase and two-phase flow simulations were conducted, with calculations performed while considering gravity. The performance prediction results of the prototype turbine, using the proposed numerical analysis method, showed good agreement with the experimental data.When comparing boundary conditions at the sidewall, it was confirmed that the free-slip condition more accurately reflected actual conditions than the periodic condition. Finally, when comparing the single-phase and two-phase calculations, the two-phase model results were closer to the test data. |