1. Numerical Analysis of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with Different Profiles.
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Bagade, Pramodkumar M., Bagade, Preeti P., Ranjan, Prabhat, Chakravorty, Amit, Kamath, Eeshan, and Mogare, Omkar
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VERTICAL axis wind turbines , *NUMERICAL analysis , *TURBINE efficiency , *ENERGY consumption , *WIND turbines , *DRAG (Aerodynamics) - Abstract
Wind energy is considered to be the cleanest fuel. India is rich in natural resources; we have learned to harness them for our benefit and advancement. As a gauge of fuel demand, India's fuel consumption increased 6.5% year over year in 2023 to around 18.57 million tons, according to figures from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC). Even though it applies to all resources, we are currently focusing on harnessing wind energy. Wind turbines have been improved and researched to increase their efficiency since their inception. However, little progress was ever made on extracting wind energy lost at low wind speeds as they could not power a large commercial turbine. Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT), which typically perform better at low wind speeds. To address this issue and to increase the turbine's efficiency, we applied natural shapes and curves to the turbine design. We investigated its effects using numerical analysis, discovering that the method offers certain advantages in terms of fluid flow over the turbine body, such as having better flow over the body, a low number of vortex formations, and reduced drag effects while returning the blade to its original position. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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