Development of High Performance Tidal Turbine Composite Blades

This research investigated and informed novel and cost-effective engineering solutions to extract and deliver energy from tidal flows. Student research focused on introducing new tidal turbine blade designs - specifically, a system engineering approach to optimize blade shape and mechanical components. This research focused on advancing the science, methodologies and applications for capturing, converting and delivering power.

Principal Investigators: Dr. Robynne Murray and Dr. Darrel Doman, Dalhousie University

This resource is also available on the OERA research portal at: https://oera.ca/research/development-high-performance-tidal-turbine-rotors

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