Computational analysis of micro wind turbine with bamboo blades for domestic applications

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  • J. Suraj Sayed
     ,IN
  • P. V. Sreeram
     ,IN
  • R. Ramesh Kumar
     ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/ijprvd/2020/27946

Abstract

A domestic purpose micro wind turbine realised using bamboo blade is tested for the power generation at an interval of two years and compared the performance. A CFD analysis of turbine with five blade system is carried out for an average wind velocity of 2.5m/s and structural integrity of the bamboo blade unit based on the pressure distribution is assessed. For the input wind velocity, a stream lined out flow of 5.9 m/s is found when wind turbine rotates at 300 rpm and corresponding pressure distribution is found to be maximum at the expected location of blade tip as129 Pa. The static analysis shows a good margin. For 2.5 m/s, a wind turbine generates an average value of 3.8V with 0.25A (based on 15 Ω/10W load). The wind turbine has produced nearly the same power even after a period of two years.

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Published

2021-06-10

How to Cite

Sayed, J. S., Sreeram, P. V., & Ramesh Kumar, R. (2021). Computational analysis of micro wind turbine with bamboo blades for domestic applications. Indian Journal of Power and River Valley Development, 70(9&10), 150–155. https://doi.org/10.18311/ijprvd/2020/27946

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Volume 70, Issue 9&10, September-October 2020

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Articles
Received 2021-06-10
Accepted 2021-06-10
Published 2021-06-10

 

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