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Numerical investigation of horizontal TCT by using PimpleDyMFoam
Xiao-Hui Su, Hui-Ying Zhang & Kai-Lin Zhang
School of Energy and Power Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
Wei-Hao Chen
College of Power Engineering, Chongqing University, China
ABSTRACT: In this paper, a novel ALE method is used to numerically investigate a structure of flow
field around a horizontal Tidal Current Turbine (TCT). A license free CFD solver, which followed GPL
rule, called PimpleDyMFoam is used to study hydrodynamic perf ...