Wake Characterization of a Cross-Flow Turbine

dc.contributor.advisor	Polagye, Brian	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Haegele, Chase	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2015-02-24T17:37:12Z
dc.date.available	2015-02-24T17:37:12Z
dc.date.issued	2015-02-24
dc.date.submitted	2014	en_US
dc.description	Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2014	en_US
dc.description.abstract	A cross-flow turbine wake is analyzed to better understand how these turbines affect the flow field in their immediate vicinity. Mean velocity, turbulence intensity, coherent turbulent kinetic energy, and Reynolds shear stresses are used to identify regions of turbulence and mixing. The shear layer between the turbine wake and bypass flow resembles a rectangular ring near the turbine which grows into a larger oval downstream. Mixing allows the wake to recover to roughly 70% of the free stream velocity at five diameters downstream. The results of this study gives future researchers a map to locate areas of interest for more in depth research.	en_US
dc.embargo.terms	Open Access	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en_US
dc.identifier.other	Haegele_washington_0250O_14026.pdf	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1773/27527
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright is held by the individual authors.	en_US
dc.subject	cross flow; Tidal Energy; Turbine; wake	en_US
dc.subject.other	Engineering	en_US
dc.subject.other	Energy	en_US
dc.subject.other	Mechanical engineering	en_US
dc.subject.other	mechanical engineering	en_US
dc.title	Wake Characterization of a Cross-Flow Turbine	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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