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ABSTRACT The confluence of rivers with the ocean creates biological hotspots where temperature, salinity, and nutrients mix to provide excellent conditions for rearing, growth, and refuge to a multitude of organisms. Worldwide, estuaries are highly productive and biodiverse.
Robert J. Lennox +10 more
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Hydropower tailrace channels are unique and attractive locations for hydrokinetic energy harvesting due to fast currents, scheduled flow releases, proximity to existing structural and electrical infrastructures, and low risk of additional environmental ...
Musa, Mirko, Tseng, Chien Yung
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Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) to capture low-velocity water current energy has broad application prospects. To utilize low-velocity hydrokinetic energy on a large scale, the energy capture structure should be composed of multiple cylinders.
Han Liang +6 more
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State-of-the-art of MW-level capacity oceanic current turbines
Marine hydrokinetic turbines of MW-level capacity for harvesting oceanic currents are here reviewed. The best design is 3-blades, open rotor, axial flow turbines, of similar design philosophy to wind turbines, which are anchored to the ocean floor.
Boretti Alberto
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Evaluation of the Performance of Optimized Horizontal-Axis Hydrokinetic Turbines
This review examines various methods for the design and optimization of horizontal-axis hydrokinetic turbines. A detailed analysis is presented of the results from numerical and experimental studies on small axial hydrokinetic turbines optimized through ...
Georgi Todorov +3 more
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Evaluation and measures to increase performance coefficient of hydrokinetic turbines
WOS: 000298764100022In this study was presented the valid equations for energy conversion system from water currents analogous to wind power system.
Guney, Mukrimin Sevket +1 more
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Assessing Power Generation and Financial Viability of Hydrokinetic Farms in Canal Environments with Varying Turbine Diameters: A Case Study [PDF]
The growing need to expand renewable energy generation has drawn attention to hydrokinetic technology. This study evaluates the impact of turbine size on the techno-economic viability of a hydrokinetic farm through a case study of a canal in Uttarakhand,
Bajpai Upendra +2 more
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Develoment of monitoring system using IoT for stand-alone hydrokinetic energy harnessing [PDF]
In this thesis, the development of Io T system for stand-alone hydrokinetic energy harnessing is presented the hydrokinetic technology can provide 24 hours electricity as long as the river is flowing.
Nurfarizathul Akma, Roslan
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The operation of hydrokinetic turbines under blockage conditions causes situations where the classical power coefficient does not adequately explain their energy extraction, often exceeding Betz’s limit, as it is referred only to the kinetic energy of ...
Manuel Rico-Secades +5 more
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Energy Conversion by Helical Hydrokinetic Turbine in A Pipe
Hydrokinetic turbines are mechanisms designed for the purpose of utilizing the kinetic energy present in the movement of water bodies like rivers, tidal currents, or ocean currents, and transforming it into electrical power. These turbines’ function based on a principle akin to that of wind turbines; however, they are positioned underwater to harness ...
Mehmet Salih Türker +1 more
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