Betz revisited Prof. Guy Houlsby Department of Engineering Science Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop sponsored by the Oxford Martin School 30 th March 2012
Classical Lanchester-Betz theory –An oversight –An additional calculation –Resolving these problems Betz for an open channel
Calculation Results
Optimal conditions as
PLAN view of channel
Conclusions Anomalies in the original Betz calculation can be resolved by treating it as the limiting case of a confined flow Efficiency can be calculated An “inner and outer” calculation is proposed for flow in a channel