Performance Prediction of a Straight-Bladed Darrieus Water Turbine using Multiple Stream Tube Model

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

© 2017 by SSRG - IJME Journal

Volume 4 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : K. B. Gaywala, H.A.Shah, P.T.Patel

10.14445/23488360/IJME-V4I6P107

How to Cite?

K. B. Gaywala, H.A.Shah, P.T.Patel, "Performance Prediction of a Straight-Bladed Darrieus Water Turbine using Multiple Stream Tube Model," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 4,  no. 6, pp. 37-41, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V4I6P107

Abstract:

The use of kinetic energy of flowing water in river or canal is becoming attractive alternative to meet the demand of energy. The aim of the present work is to predict the performance of Darrieus type hydrokinetic turbine. Various computational models have already been developed to predict the performance. In this paper Multiple Stream Tube model is used to predict the performance of a Straight Bladed Darrieus water turbine. It has been observed that performance of a Darrieus turbine mostly depends on parameters like Tip Speed Ratio, Solidity and blade geometry. Effects of these parameters on to the performance of a turbine are carried out here. It is also found that turbine initial blade angular position is also responsible for the self-starting of the turbine. Effect of blade chord length, rotor radius and type of blade is shown in present work.

Keywords:

Darrieus water turbine, water current turbine, VAWT, Multiple Stream Tube Model, Hydro kinetic turbine

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