RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

The Wave Energy Research Team has published/collaborated in around 70 research papers published in reputable Journals and International conferences since 1998 including the following:

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bluetilectv.gif (904 bytes) Modeling and scaling of the impulse turbine for wave power applications

Authors: Ajit Thakker and Fergal Hourigan

Journal: Journal of Renewable Energy, Volume 29, Issue 3, March 2004, Pages 305-317.

bluetilectv.gif (904 bytes) Computed effects of tip clearance on performance of impulse turbine for wave energy conversion

Authors: A. Thakker and T. S. Dhanasekaran

Journal: Journal of Renewable Energy, Volume 29, Issue 4, April 2003, Pages 529-547.

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Application of numerical simulation method to predict the performance of wave energy device with impulse turbine.

Authors: A. Thakker, T. S. Dhanasekaran, H. Khaleeq, Z. Usmani, A. Ansari, M. Takao, T. Setoguchi

Journal: Journal of Thermal Science, Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 38–43, 2003.

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3-D computational fluid dynamic analysis of effect of tip clearance on the performance of impulse turbine for wave energy conversion.

Authors: A. Thakker, T. S. Dhanasekaran, M. Takao and T. Setoguchi

Journal:  International Journal of Computational Engineering Science (In print).

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Effect of compressibility on performance of wave energy conversion device with impulse turbine using numerical simulation technique.

Authors: A. Thakker, T. S. Dhanasekaran, M. Takao and T. Setoguchi 

Journal:   International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Volume 9, Pages 1–8, 2003.

bluetilectv.gif (904 bytes) Stress Analysis of Impulse Turbine Blades

Authors: Thakker, A., Khaleeq, H. B., Hourigan, F. and Jarvis, J.

Publication of research paper in the 11th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2001), June 17-22, 2001, Stavanger, Norway

bluetilectv.gif (904 bytes) Effect of Blade Sweep on the Performance of Wells Turbine

Authors: Kim, T. H., Setoguchi, T., Kaneko, K., Thakker, A. and Bajeet, E. S.

Publication of research paper in the OMAE 2001, 20th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics & Arctic Engineering, June 3-8, 2001, Rio De Janerio, Brazil

bluetilectv.gif (904 bytes) Design Study of Terminator BBDB (Backward Bend Duct Buoy) for North Atlantic Ocean

Authors: Masuda, Y., Kuboki, T., Setoguchi, T., Xianguang, L., Thakker, A. and Lewis, A. W.

Publication of research paper in MAREC 2001, Marine Renewable Energy Conference, 27-28, March, 2001, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

bluetilectv.gif (904 bytes) Air Turbine using Self-Pitch Controlled Blades for Wave Energy Conversion

Authors: Kim, T. H., Setoguchi, T., Kaneko, K., Takao, M., Thakker, A. and Bajeet, E. S.

Publication of research paper in MAREC 2001, Marine Renewable Energy Conference, 27-28, March, 2001, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

bluetilectv.gif (904 bytes) The Concurrent Engineering Approach to the Manufacture of Impulse Turbine Blades using Rapid Prototyping.

Authors: Thakker, A. Sheahan, C., Frawley, P. and Khaleeq, H. B.

Publication of research paper in the Rapid Prototyping Journal, Trans. of the Rapid Prototyping Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Michigan, USA, Third Quarter 2001, v7, n3, p1-5

bluetilectv.gif (904 bytes) Performance of a High Solidity Wells Turbine for an OWC Power Plant.

Authors: Gato, L. M. C., Warfield, V. and Thakker, A. 

Publication of research paper in the Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Trans of ASME, v 118, n4 p 263 –268, 1996.

bluetilectv.gif (904 bytes) A 2D CFD study of symmetrical Aerofoils Part II : Cascade Flow.

Authors: Thakker, A., Frawley, P., Daly, J. and Abughalia, Y.

Publication of research paper in the 10th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2000), May 28 - June 2, 2000, Seattle, USA

bluetilectv.gif (904 bytes) Heave and Pitch Buoy - A Miniature Wave Energy Converter

Authors: Watabe, T., Yokouchi, H., Gunawardane, S.D.G.S.P., and Thakker, A. 

Publication of research paper in the 12th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference         ( ISOPE 2002 )May 26-31, 2001, Kitakyushu, Japan.

bluetilectv.gif (904 bytes) Design analysis of 0.6m Impulse Turbines with Fixed Guide Vanes for  Wave Energy Power Conversion

Author: Khaleeq, H. B.

Publication of research paper in the 4th Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium and Postgraduate Workshop, 6-7 December, 2000, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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