VORTEX BLADELESS WIND

TURBINE

Supervised by : Presented by:

Prof. LEENA HAMEEM MUHAMMAD A

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL B16MPA23
ENGINEERING MECHANICAL PRODUCTION
TKMCE TKMCE
 CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 VORTEX SHEDDING
 BLADELESS WIND TURBINE
 DESIGN
 GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
 MAIN PROTOTYPES
 ADVANTAGES
 DISADVANTAGES
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES
 INTRODUCTION

Wind Energy is renewable and eco-friendly.

Conventional wind turbines are : Horizontal-
axis wind turbine(HAWT) and Vertical-axis
wind turbine(VAWT).
HAWT and VAWT have many challenges.
Technological advancement introduce new
wind energy harnessing method.
Vortex Bladeless Wind Turbine works on
Vortex Induced Vibrations.
BWT is environment-friendly, cost effective and
more efficient.
  VORTEX SHEDDING
Vortex shedding is an oscillating flow.
Developed when fluid flow past a bluff
body.
Von-Karman Vortex Street.
Vortex Induced Vibrations occur at
resonance.
 BLADELESS WIND TURBINE

 Vortex induced vibration resonant wind

generator.
 A cylinder fixed vertically with an elastic
rod.
 Oscillates with vortex induced vibration.
 Generates electricity through alternator
system.
 DESIGN OF BWT
MAST: Carbon fiber or glass fiber reinforced
polymer. Unconstrained and free to oscillate.
BASE: Carbon fiber reinforced polymer. Rigid
structure.
GENERATING SYSTEM: Linear Alternator or
Piezoelectric material.
TUNING MAGNETIC SYSTEM: Neodymium
magnet.
SPRING: Hardened steel.
ANCHORING
  MATERIAL PROPERTIES

Carbon Fiber [Base] Fiberglass [Mast]

Young’s modulus 135Gpa Young’s modulus 25Gpa
Poisson’s ratio 0.3 Poisson’s ratio 0.2
Ult. TensileStrength 1500Mpa Ult. Tensile Strength 440Mpa
Ult. Comp. Strength 1200Mpa Ult. Comp. Strength 425Mpa
Density 1.6g/cc Density 1.9g/cc
  Generation of Electricity
Electricity can be generated in two ways:
• Using Piezoelectric material.
• Linear Generator.
Piezoelectric material are those solids which can accumulate
electric charge with resect to applied mechanical stress.
Linear generator works on the principleof electromagnetic induction, the
linear movement of magnet inside coil generates emf in the coil.
  GENERATION CAPACITY
 In wind energy conversion power generation is
proportional to swept area of wind turbine.
 BWT sweeps up as much as 30% of working area of a
conventional wind turbine of identical height.
 A single unit is less power efficient than regular HAWT.
 Smaller swept area allows more units to be installed in
the same area.
 Thus it compensate for power efficiency with space
efficiency incheaper way.
  TUNING MECHANISM
 The frequency of vortex shedding is proportional to
windstream’s velocity.
 Each structure have its own natural frequency
 To match wind frequency with device’s natural
frequency one should modify the mass and stiffness.
 BWT uses a magnetic confinement system with
permanent magnets.
 Magnets can increase the apparent stiffness of the
system according to the degree of flexion.
 It can automatically vary rigidity and synchronize with
the incoming wind speed.
  MAIN PROTOTYPES
 Basically there will be three main prototype to hit the
market.Vortex Atlantis (Micro power generation)
 Vortex Mini(Domestic or industrial generation)
 Vortex Gran(Large scale power generation)
Si N Name Height Weight Generation Tentative Capabilities
capacity Price
1 Vortex Atlantis 10 feet 10 kg 100 watts $250 Lightings and
(3m) (17,750 electronics.
INR)
2 Vortex Mini 42 feet 100 kg 4 kilo watts $5000 A village
(13m) (355,000
INR)
3 Vortex Gran 490 feet 100 tons 1 mega watts NA 400 Households
(150m)
 ADVANTAGES
 No gears and bearings, reduces manufacturing and
maintenance cost drastically.
 No lubricants needed, noise less, more environmental
friendly.
 It reduces foundation at the bottom by 50%.
 Cost of energy production is 40% less than the
conventional turbines.
 No harm to birds.
 Installation density is higher as they occuy less area.
  DISADVANTAGES

The efficiency of the energy absorbed from the wind is

comparatively less than that of the conventional wind
turbine.
Wind energy is less predictable.
Height of mast has to increased based on the output r
equired.
Vulnerable to storm.
 APPLICATIONS
Harnessing the wind energy even in places with low
wind speeds..
Industries
Residential areas
Farms
Schools
Off-grid Lighting
  CONCLUSION

Wind energy is clean and reliable in terms of sustainable alternatives

The generation of electricity is made possible by small structure of bladeless
turbine.
This technology will satisfy need of continuous need of energy.
Tap wind energy with low seed as 3kmph.
The overall project use less space hence highly economical for the rural
electrification of India.
 REFERENCES

“Vortex Bladeless Wind Turbine”. Kaleem syed, Faisal Shaik, Abu

Khan, AIKTC,2018
“Dynamic Modeling of Vortex Induced Vibration wind turbines”.
A
Chizfahm, EA Yazdi, M Eghtesad , 2018
“Use of Bladeless Generator in Wind Power”. SV Goryachev, A
Kharchenko. 2019 International Engineering,Applications and
Manufacturing(ICIEAM), 2016.
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