Actuator-line CFD modelling of tidal-stream turbines in arrays

Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy - Tập 4 Số 4 - Trang 259-271 - 2018
David Apsley1, Tim Stallard1, Peter Stansby1
1University of Manchester, Sackville St., Manchester, M13 9PL, UK

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