CFD of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator

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 blad...

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Main Author: Suga Ganeshan, Kalaichalban
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8491/
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description 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.
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spelling ump-84912023-07-10T03:25:38Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8491/ CFD of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator Suga Ganeshan, Kalaichalban TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery 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. 2013-06 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8491/1/14.CFD%20of%20a%20screw%20blade%20for%20standalone%20micro%20hydro%20generator.pdf Suga Ganeshan, Kalaichalban (2013) CFD of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang.
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Suga Ganeshan, Kalaichalban
CFD of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator
title CFD of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator
title_full CFD of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator
title_fullStr CFD of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator
title_full_unstemmed CFD of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator
title_short CFD of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator
title_sort cfd of a screw blade for standalone micro hydro generator
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8491/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8491/1/14.CFD%20of%20a%20screw%20blade%20for%20standalone%20micro%20hydro%20generator.pdf