Reference Model 2 Full Scale Geometry (RM2: River Current Turbine)

Contains the Reference Model 2 (RM2) full scale geometry files of the River Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, X_T, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014. The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting. Reference Model 2 (RM2) is a variable speed dual-rotor cross-flow river turbine that is deployed at the waters surface. It was designed for deployment at a reference site modeled after a reach in the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The rotors are anchored to a two-pontoon vessel platform. Surface deployment of the turbine minimizes the handling requirements during deployment and recovery and reduces overall costs for all O&M activities, including allowing for easy access to the power conversion chain (PCC). The design (two rotors per platform) also reduces the environmental footprint and associated environmental compliance costs.

本数据集包含由参考模型项目（Reference Model Project, RMP）开发的河流潮流涡轮机参考模型2（Reference Model 2, RM2）全尺寸几何文件。该类全尺寸几何文件以SolidWorks装配体、IGS、X_T及STEP格式存储，需借助CAD程序方可查看。本数据集于2014年9月30日项目结题时生成。由美国能源部（U.S. Department of Energy, DOE）资助的参考模型项目，旨在通过联合研发开发开源海洋水动力能（Marine Hydrokinetic, MHK）点设计方案作为参考模型（RMs），以基准评估MHK技术的性能与成本；同时开发开源的MHK技术设计与分析方法，包括用于估算其建设成本、运维成本及平准化能源成本的模型。该点设计方案同时作为开源测试原型，供高校研究者与商业技术开发者使用。由桑迪亚国家实验室（Sandia National Laboratories, SNL）牵头的RMP项目团队，合作方包括美国能源部、另外三家国家实验室：美国国家可再生能源实验室（National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL）、太平洋西北国家实验室（Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PNNL）以及橡树岭国家实验室（Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL）、宾夕法尼亚州立大学应用研究实验室，以及Re Vision Consulting。参考模型2（RM2）是一款部署于水面的可变转速双转子横流河流潮流涡轮机，其设计参考部署场地取自路易斯安那州巴吞鲁日附近的密西西比河河段。涡轮机转子锚定至双浮筒船平台，该水面部署方式可最大限度降低部署与回收过程中的操作需求，同时降低所有运维（Operations & Maintenance, O&M）活动的整体成本，包括可便捷接触功率转换链（Power Conversion Chain, PCC）。该设计（单平台配备双转子）还可减少环境足迹与相关的环境合规成本。