In order to study the dynamic performance of a horizontal axis tidal turbine and the structure of the flow field around it
a BE+CFD method was developed on the basis of the blade element theory
the actuator disc model and CFD techniques. The power coefficient C
P
and the axial thrust coefficient C
T
for the turbine were computed at three tip speed ratios(TSR). The predicted results agree well with the experimental data. Then
the simulation on the flow field around the turbine was performed
and the downstream velocity distribution of the turbine and the influence of lateral distance on C
P
and C
T
were analyzed. The results show that the center flow velocity located at the place with a distance of eight times the rotor diameter behind the turbine downstream is about 86% of the inlet velocity. The discus
sion on the relationship between the lateral distance and C
T
C
P
shows that the lateral distance has slight impact on C
T
and C
P
increases with the decrease in the lateral distance.
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