Energy Generation from Vortex

Induced Vibrations

Submitted by : Toji Tharakan

Guided by : Mr . Anooplal B
Asst. Professor , Mechanical
Engineering Dept.
St. Josephs College of
Engineering and Technology ,

Palai .

S-7, Mechanical
Engineering

Contents

Introduction

Vortex Induced Vibrations

Physics Theory

Energy Harvesting In Liquid Flow

Vortex Induced Vibration Aquatic Clean Energy (VIVACE)

Energy harvesting in air flow

Introduction

Global climate change induce a need for innovative energy

harvesting devices

drawbacks of turbine generators urges emergence of a new area

energy harvesting from flow induced vibration

A kind of flow-induced oscillations that can be useful to harvest

energy from a flow is the Vortex-Induced Vibrations (VIV) of a
bluff body

VORTEX INDUCED VIBRATIONS

The vibration caused by a fluid flowing around a body due to

formation of vortices is known as vortex-induced vibration .

Vortex is a region of spinning motion about an imaginary axis

within a fluid flow

Vortex-Induced Vibration (VIV) is important mechanical

engineering - considered as an undesirable effect

We will see that if the vibration is substantial, it can be used to

extract useful energy from the surrounding flow

Physics Theory
Vortex

Shedding

An oscillating flow that takes place when a fluid flows past a

cylindrical body at certain velocities .

Vortices are created at the back of the body and detach

periodically from either side of the body .

Alternating vortex shedding is referred as a vortex street

Dependent on the Reynolds number of the flow

Strouhal Number

Non-dimensional parameter relates the frequency of vortex

shedding , fS , to the flow conditions .

Strouhal number , S= (D *fs )/U

U is the free stream velocity, and D is the cylinder diameter

Lock In

Lock in can result in relatively large amplitudes of forced vibration.

Similar to linear resonance.

Increase in vibration amplitudes the natural frequency of the

cylinder is approached by the vortex shedding frequency .

Application of Vortex Induced Vibrations

Electromagnetic energy harvesting

Vortex Induced Vibrations Aquatic Clean Energy (VIVACE)

Vortex Shedding Vertical Axis Turbine (VOSTURB)

Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters

Energy Harvesting In Liquid Flow

Electromagnetic energy harvesting from vibrations .

Vortex Induced Vibration Aquatic Clean Energy (VIVACE)

The VIVACE converter is a transformational technology.

It taps into a vast new source of clean and renewable

energy .

water currents as slow as 2 to 4 knots

(1.02 m/s to 2.05 m/s )

to conventional turbine technology that target rivers with

water currents greater than 4 knots.

Open water testing in the St. Clair River, at Port Huron, MI in 2011

Can be used for

Supply of electricity to offshore facilities without supplying diesel to generator

sets.

Replacement for dams without altering the riverine environment.

Modular VIVACE units could be used and then removed and re-used at another
site.

Comparison of VIVACE to other alternative energy sources

Comparison of energy sources

Comparison is done in terms of cost in $/kWh

Energy Harvesting in Air Flow

Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting

vertical rigid sail is fixed to a vertically cantilevered piezoelectric

transducer.

Sail oscillates in a fixed direction when introduced to wind.

The piezoelectric transducer bends back and forth .

Thus, through the direct piezoelectric effect,

electricity is produced

Remote Sensing Applications .

Batteries or long power cords can be eliminated.

Savings in capital, maintenance, or labour costs.

Power is either continuously provided to the sensor or stored

in a small battery or capacitor

Conclusion
Energy

harvesters from flow-induced vibration, is an

alternative to turbine generators .

Focus should be to miniaturise these energy harvesters

while maintaining current power level.

Additional

researches should be done to further reduce the

start flow speed to allow this technology wider application

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