The dataset includes computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models and simulation files for crossflow turbines as well as a detailed project report. The report documents the project undertaken by the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) to design and optimize a modular fairing for the Modular RivGen Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) turbine, which enhances the efficient deployment and operation of turbine arrays. The project focused on optimizing the hydrodynamic performance of the fairing using CFD, with an emphasis on two key geometric parameters: the fairing's cross-sectional shape and the spacing between the rotor and the fairing. The analysis aimed to maximize net power output while also assessing discretized loading to evaluate ultimate and fatigue loads on the turbine components. The numerical modeling was conducted using both the commercial CFD software Star-CCM+ and the open-source code openFOAM, with the latter utilizing the actuator line library, turbinesFOAM. This dual-code approach was intended to increase confidence in the results and demonstrate the viability of using open-source tools for high-fidelity marine energy modeling. This dataset includes all necessary files for actuator line simulations in openFOAM, as well as 2D blade-resolved CFD results, along with Python and Java scripts for setting up and post-processing simulations.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - view all
Update frequencyunknown
Last updated4 days ago
Overview2D blade-resolvedCFDCFD resultsHydrokineticJavaMHKORPCPythonRivGENStar-CCMTEAMERcodecrossflow turbinefatiguemodelnumerical modelingopenFOAMpost access reportpower outputturbinesFOAM
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Dcat Issued2024-08-08T06:00:00Z
Dcat Modified2024-08-14T15:12:10Z
Dcat Publisher NameOcean Renewable Power Company
Guidhttps://data.openei.org/submissions/8096
Harvest Object Id80d163dd-e547-4a38-87d6-be3b1ea6e4d7
Harvest Source Id4eb7107f-a2b1-40e3-b36a-8161aa98a56e
Harvest Source TitleOpenEI Data Portal
