Hydrodynamic performance analysis of dual vertical axis turbine

Abstract

Abstract This article adopts a biomimetic approach and uses the profile of the fastest sailfish in the ocean as the airfoil profile of a water turbine. Integrating centrifugal and axial flow turbines on one drive shaft can effectively integrate wave and current energy (wave current integration). The wake of a centrifugal turbine flows into the flow field of an axial flow turbine, and based on the Kantar effect, the energy harvesting coefficient of the axial flow turbine is improved. The five blades of the axial flow turbine and centrifugal turbine are subjected to uneven forces, resulting in torsional and radial forces on the drive shaft, causing periodic series motion of the turbine and reducing the overall lifespan of the machine.