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Coating selection process for Gulf Stream hydroturbines

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Date Issued:
2009
Summary:
The study addresses the coating selection for a proposed placement of a hydroturbine into the Gulf Stream. The turbine will generate energy in a similar manner to a wind turbine. The effects of biofouling and corrosion in the current project are assessed. A review of different types of traditional paint coatings is given, as well as the option for a copper-nickel alloy. Testing that should be undertaken for the coating selection is described in detail. Coating considerations are offered and discussed. Design considerations and modifications are also offered.
Title: Coating selection process for Gulf Stream hydroturbines.
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Name(s): Bak, Andrew Spicer.
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Issued: 2009
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Physical Form: electronic
Extent: xi, 66 p. : ill. (some col.)
Language(s): English
Summary: The study addresses the coating selection for a proposed placement of a hydroturbine into the Gulf Stream. The turbine will generate energy in a similar manner to a wind turbine. The effects of biofouling and corrosion in the current project are assessed. A review of different types of traditional paint coatings is given, as well as the option for a copper-nickel alloy. Testing that should be undertaken for the coating selection is described in detail. Coating considerations are offered and discussed. Design considerations and modifications are also offered.
Identifier: 497000909 (oclc), 368607 (digitool), FADT368607 (IID), fau:4249 (fedora)
Note(s): by Andrew Spicer Bak.
Vita.
Thesis (M.S.C.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009.
Includes bibliography.
Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject(s): Hydraulic turbines -- Gulf Stream -- Materials -- Testing
Coatings -- Thermal properties
Protective coatings
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/368607
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Host Institution: FAU