To obtain better application of staggered grid tidal current turbine array
the BE+CFD method which is based on the blade element theory
the actuator disc model and the CFD technology
and can calculate the hydrodynamic characters and the flow field of tidal current turbines was improved for staggered grid turbine array. Using this method
the influence of staggered grid turbine array's structural parameters on the power extraction was investigated. The results show that the optimal lateral distance is around 2.5 times the turbine impeller diameter
and the power extraction increases with the longitudinal distance. The relative power coefficient of the four rows system in this study will reach its maximum value of 3.74 when the longitudinal distance is 6d. If the system contains only two rows of turbine
the power extraction of the system with optimal layout can be 11% higher than that of the same number stand-alone turbines. In addition
a new layout of staggered grid turbine array is presented according to the results of the analysis. The comparison shows that the new layout has more obvious advantages than that of the original staggered grid turbine array because it can absorb more energy from the flow field around the turbine and then increase the power extraction of the turbine array.
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