This project investigates the concept of a compound hydrokinetic turbine, a device that can extract energy from flowing fluids such as ocean currents, channels or rivers. The compound turbine operates without delivering a reaction force to its supporting structure or mooring. Conceptually the device could also operate in air and thus be an alternative configuration to the conventional wind turbine. Also reviewed is availability of energy from ocean currents, the performance of airfoils developed for wind turbine use in water rather than air and various systems for mooring hydrokinetic devices in deep water.

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Creator

• Perron, Jedediah James
• Royds, Tess Victoria
• McConnell, Christopher Logan

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043015-130546

Advisor

• Linn, Anthony B.

Year

• 2015

Date created

• 2015-04-30

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Aerospace Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright