Simulation Analysis and Experimental Research on Direct-Drive Wave Turbine

Abstract

This paper describes a new kind of direct-drive wave turbine, which collects wave energy and part of tide through a specially designed turbine device. We want to know the right flow rate,the maximum torque, the average power.Focusing on the use of ANSYS software for the model under different flow rates, we obtain important parameters such as torque and power. Then further analysis and research by experiment are proposed. We could draw a conclusion that the device is a low number of revolutions of the turbine, which unit capacity of up to 300W, suitable for the actual ocean wave gathering requirements .The article can provide practical guidance to optimize the design.