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Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
Published in: Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 2/2020

08-10-2019 | Research Article - Mechanical Engineering

Hydrostructural Optimization of a Marine Current Turbine Through Multi-fidelity Numerical Models

Authors: Karthikeyan Thandayutham, Abdus Samad

Published in: Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering | Issue 2/2020

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Abstract

A marine current turbine (MCT) that extracts energy from ocean currents should be hydrodynamically and structurally stable to generate uninterrupted power. This can be achieved through the shape optimization of MCT blades. In this work, a horizontal axis MCT of 0.8 m diameter was optimized through multi-fidelity numerical approach. The design parameters such as blade pitch angle (θ) and the number of rotor blades (NR) were modified to increase the power coefficient (CP) and to reduce the von-Mises stress (σv) using multi-objective optimization technique. A coupled fluid–structure interaction method is used for fluid and structural analysis of MCT. Also, an analysis for identifying the cavitation inception is incorporated. A surrogate-based optimization code was used to produce a Pareto optimal front. The MCT with CP = 0.451 encountered σv = 125.83 MPa and a high total deformation (TD) = 20.259 mm near the blade tip. The TD of the same MCT blade was later reduced to 1/3rd of its actual value by identifying an alternate turbine material. The losses due to vortices, wake generation, and cavitation study are discussed in the present work.
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Metadata
Title
Hydrostructural Optimization of a Marine Current Turbine Through Multi-fidelity Numerical Models
Authors
Karthikeyan Thandayutham
Abdus Samad
Publication date
08-10-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 2193-567X
Electronic ISSN: 2191-4281
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-019-04185-y

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