Effect of pitch-controlled guide vanes on the performance of a radial turbine for wave energy conversion

Abstract

In order to develop a high performance radial turbine for wave energy conversion, a radial turbine with pitch-controlled guide vanes has been proposed and investigated experimentally by model testing. As a result, the performances of the presented radial turbine have been clarified under steady and unsteady flow conditions. Furthermore, it seems that the presented radial turbine is superior to a conventional radial turbine, i.e. a radial turbine with fixed guide vanes.