Wave, Wind, and Current Power Generation

Preface vii 1 Renewable Energy of the World 1 2 Conversion of the Energy of Currents 59 3 Collinear Units and Their Modifications 95 4 Orthogonal Power Units 159 4.1 High Speed Orthogonal Turbines in the Infinite Flow 159 4.2 Efficiency Turbine with Different Parameters 163 4.3 One and Two Blades Turbines 173 4.4 Double-Acting Turbine 184 4.5 Many Blades Turbines with Large Diameter and Control Position of Blades 187 4.6 General 192 References 193 5 Turbines with Transverse Turbulent Energy Transfer 195 5.1 Introduction 195 5.2 Efficiency of Ordinal VAWT - Brake of Flow Within the Aggregate 201 5.3 New Design with Turbulent Vertical Mixing of Streams 202 5.4 Conclusion 215 References 215 6 Damless Hydropower and Tidal Power Plants 217 7 Tidal Power as Basis for Hydrogen Energetic 231 Conclusion 254 References 255 8 High Jet Power Plant 257 References 281 9 Power Unit with a Controlled Thrust Vector - The Base for a Vehicle of Absolute Cross-Country Capability 283 Conclusion 290 References 290 Conclusion General 290 10 High Altitude Turbine (HAT): The Future of Wind Energy 293 Harnessing the Wind Energy 293 Basic Architecture of HAT 295 Air Borne Module (ABM) 296 Tether 298 The Conversion Unit 300 Ground-Based Power Generation 300 On-Board Power Generation 302 Dirigible-Based Rotors (DBR) 303 The Launcher and Landing System 304 Balance-of-Station 304 Comparison of HAT with Conventional Wind Turbine (CWT) 304 Multidimensional Scope of HAT 306 Probable Drawbacks 307 Commercial Endeavors 308 Case Study 309 References 315 Application 1 Development and Adaptation of a Mathematical Model for a Two-Dimensional Calculation of the Flow Around an NACA0021 Airfoil Moving Along a Circular Track 319 Index 355

Victor M. Lyatkher, PhD, is a professor, engineer, and inventor. He was educated in Moscow and Leningrad and has developed and patented numerous processes and machines. These deal mainly with renewable energy sources such as tidal power, water turbines, and vertical axis wind turbines. He developed a new method to forecast long-term variations in the Caspian Sea level and designed a new kind of low head turbine. Mr. Lyatkher has worked for over 35 years in the wind and hydro-power industry. He has received several prizes and awards for his accomplishments, including the Prize of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the Award of the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology, and five medals of the All-Union USSR Exhibition, gold, silver and bronze. He has published numerous books in English, Russian, and German, and he has over 80 patents to his credit. In addition, he invented the helical turbine, patented in the USSR in 1983 and has authored over 200 technical articles. Ziaur Rahman is an inventor and an entrepreneur, recognized for his work in the fields of engineering, computer science and information technology. Though he is more known for his achievements in biometric software, one of Ziaur's areas of interest is turbine technology. Since 2015 Rahman has been working with Victor Lyatkher on orthogonal turbines, developing and improving their prototypes. He is also an owner of various patents in the field of turbine design. He graduated with First Class Honors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Ziaur holds an MBA degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.