UNDER WATER

TURBINES

OCEAN CURRENTS

RESULTS FROM

POTENTIAL

•	Wind	•	Currents are continuous
•	Solar heating	•	Predictability
•	Density and salinity variations of water	•	Water is more than 800 times denser than air
		•	Potentially large resource can be

exploited

This enormous amount of energy that can be captured and converted using UNDER WATER SEA TURBINES

TYPES OF SEA TURBINES

• HORIZONTAL • VERTICAL • VENTURI • HELICAL • ARCHIMEDES SCREW • TIDAL KITE

VERTICAL

HORIZONTAL

•	Extract energy from the tides in a similar manner
	to that of wind turbine
•	The tidal stream causes the rotors to rotate around the vertical axis and generate power

VENTURI

•	A duct which concentrates the tidal
	flow passing through the
	turbine
•	Creates low pressure
	behind the turbine
•	Increase the flow velocity
	across the turbine by 3 to
	4 times
•	1.15 to 4 times higher power output

GORLOV HELICAL TURBINE

•	Working principle
•	Helical twist of the blades solves pulsatory torque issues
•	Evenly distributing the foil
	sections, so there is always a foil section at
	every possible angle of
	attack
•	Efficiency – 35% (under testing conditions)

ARCHIMEDES SCREW

•	The Archimedean Screw
	Turbine is the same
	as Archimedes screw pump but in reverse
•	Rotational energy can
	then be extracted by an
	electrical generator
•	Implemented in river Thames

TIDAL KITE

•	A tidal kite is tethered to the sea bed and carries a turbine below the wing
•	The kite ‘flies’ in the tidal stream, swooping in a figure-of-eight shape (predefined)
•	Kite moves at speeds of up to ten times that of

the flow of water

Parts of a KITE :

(1)wing

(2)nacelle

(3)turbine

(4)struts and tether

(5)rudder

(6)servo system in the rear cone

ADVANTAGES:

•	No tower is needed
•	Low maintenance cost
•	Small and low weight
•	Gearless turbine - generator system
•	Minimum environmental impact

WORLD LARGEST SEA TURBINE

SeaGen in Northern Ireland

•	Generates 1.2
	megawatt of electric power
•	Has been providing power to approx 1500 households

POTENTIAL SITES

•  Project of 3.75 MW in Sunderbans, West Bengal

•  The National Hydro Power Corporation Ltd. (NHPC) is executing the project

ADVANTAGES

•  Higher density of water overcomes low velocity

•  Generate clean power from rivers without dams

•  No stress on land

•  No emissions

LIMITATIONS

•  Impact on marine life

•  Installation and maintenance more difficult

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