@article{scholars15871, doi = {10.1007/978-981-33-6311-3{$_2$}{$_8$}}, volume = {132}, note = {cited By 1; Conference of 6th International Conference on Civil, Offshore and Environmental Engineering, ICCOEE 2020 ; Conference Date: 13 July 2021 Through 15 July 2021; Conference Code:253689}, title = {Numerical investigation of an efficient blade design for a flow driven horizontal axis marine current turbine}, year = {2021}, pages = {241--248}, publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH}, journal = {Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering}, issn = {23662557}, author = {Maldar, N. and Ng, C. Y. and Fitriadhy, A. and Kang, H. S.}, isbn = {9789813363106}, keywords = {Efficiency; Flow velocity; Offshore oil well production; Turbine components, Horizontal axis; Marine current turbines; Maximum Efficiency; Numerical investigations; Optimal combination; Optimum balance; Power generation efficiency; Turbine modeling, Turbomachine blades}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100821931&doi=10.1007\%2f978-981-33-6311-3\%5f28&partnerID=40&md5=8e4fe4fbac46c9cd19b77c3e70bf9bfc}, abstract = {The power generation efficiency of a flow driven Marine Current Turbine (MCT) depends upon the Torque (Q) induced by the flow on the turbine and the Angular velocity (x) achieved. The greater the mass of turbine blade, the more will be the Q induced but subsequently will result in lower x. However, on the contrary, lower mass will result in higher x and lower Q. It is therefore necessary for any flow driven MCT to achieve the optimum balance of Q and x so that a turbine model with maximum efficiency can be designed. In this paper, a similar study has been discussed where three different profiles by varying the radius of a horizontal axis turbine blade have been studied using numerical simulations. Emphasis has been given to obtain a blade profile which can attain an optimal combination of Q and x to maximize the power output. The simulations have been carried out for flow velocity of 1 m/s and the average values have been reported in results. {\^A}{\copyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021.} }