Technical & Research Track

(P87) The Effect of Skew on the Performance of a Dual-Rotor Ocean Current Energy Converter

Poster Presenter(s)

Rodney Metoyer, MS

Research Assistant
North Carolina State University
Holly Springs, NC, United States

Co-Author(s)

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Punnag Chatterjee, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Kelsey Elfering, MS

Graduate Research Assistant
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC, United States
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Matthew Bryant

Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Kenneth Granlund, PhD

Assistant Professor
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC, United States
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Andre Mazzoleni, PhD

Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

The steady and predictable ocean currents on the outer continental shelf are a potentially enormous source of reliable energy. Harvesting that energy requires a better understanding of the engineering challenges. This work highlights the challenges of one class of ocean current energy conversion system, the dual-rotor coaxial turbine, and provides information that will help academic and industry researchers solve those challenges.