CFD of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator

Suga Ganeshan, Kalaichalban (2013) CFD of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang.

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Abstract

Archimedean screw is one of the oldest hydraulic machines. Previously, this screw runner is used to lift water from lower part to upper part. In this modern era, Archimedean screw is used to generate electricity using the reverse concept of the old Archimedean screw. The efficiency of the screw blade is depend on the parameters of the screw blade. The main aim in this paper is to determine the efficiency of the Archimedean screw at different inclination angle and angle of attack of the blades. Re-inversed concept of the old Archimedean screw was used and using k-epsilon turbulence method was applied to study the fluid flow behavior. Comparison between theoretical design and CFD was done to obtain the most effective inclination angle and angle of attack between blades. Results show the inclination angle 23.58º and angle of attack 75º was the most reasonable design. In future can be more determine on the orientation angle for future research in Archimedean screw.

Item Type: Undergraduates Project Papers
Additional Information: Project paper (Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang - 2013, SV: Ms AT-TasneemBintiMohd Amin, NO. CD: 8184
Uncontrolled Keywords: Hydraulic machinery
Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Depositing User: Mr. Nik Ahmad Nasyrun Nik Abd Malik
Date Deposited: 12 Nov 2015 06:20
Last Modified: 10 Jul 2023 03:25
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8491
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