Abstract: Dynamic fracture of thin-walled cylindrical structures is studied with a large deformation meshfree method. Due to the higher order continuity and smoothness of the shape functions, meshfree ...

Abstract: The paper describes the experimental investigation of the biplane Wells turbine for use on a wave power plant. The performance of the biplane turbine was tested in unidirectional steady air ...

Abstract: The paper describes an experimental investigation, and presents the results of the aerodynamic performance of a high-solidity Wells turbine for a wave power plant. A monoplane turbine of 0.6 m ...

Abstract: A theoretical investigation is presented concerning the aerodynamic performance of the Wells turbine, a self-rectifying, axial-flow turbine suitable for energy extraction from a reciprocating air ...

Abstract: The Wells turbine is an axial-flow air-turbine designed to extract energy from the ocean waves. The turbine is self-rectifying, i.e., produces an unidirectional time-averaged torque from a ...