TY - JOUR T1 - Performance assessment of a vertical axis turbine in a marine current flume tank and CFD modelling A1 - Rolland,S.A. A1 - Thatcher,M. A1 - Ellis,R. A1 - Gaurier,Benoit A1 - Croft,T.N. A1 - Cross,M. AD - Swansea University, College of Engineering, SA2 8PP, Swansea, UK AD - Quadratec Ltd, NP26 5PS, Caldicot, UK AD - C-FEC Ltd, Digital Technium, SA2 8PP, Swansea, UK AD - IFREMER, 150, Quai Gambetta - 62200 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijome.2015.05.003 DO - 10.1016/j.ijome.2015.05.003 KW - Computational fluid dynamics KW - Cross-flow turbine KW - Flume test KW - Power coefficient KW - Model validation N2 - As advances in numerical modelling techniques support the increased confidence in predictions from computer simulations, the need remains to have experimental verification built into the design process. This paper outlines the experimental investigation carried out on a shielded vertical axis turbine in a marine environment. The experiments consist of performance measurements and the use of particle image velocimetry on a small scale device in a marine current flume. The results demonstrate that the performance of the device can be modelled numerically; in particular, the results show that the numerical model used can correctly predict the increase in performance with Reynolds number. Y1 - 2015/12 PB - Elsevier BV JF - International Journal of Marine Energy SN - 2214-1669 VL - 12 SP - 35 EP - 45 ID - 38162 ER -