ANSYS simulation study to generate pressure from various water-wind flow conditions to calculate electricity generated using piezoelectric cells

The amount of energy usage per person has shown to increase with every year. With increase in population and depletion of non-renewable sources of energy, there is a growing need for the development of energy harvesters using renewable sources of energy. This paper aims to set a base study to addres...

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Main Authors: Roy, Rhitankar Saha, Lim, Chong Lye, Lim, Chin Guan, Adam, Nor Mariah
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Akademia Baru 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87879/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87879/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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author Roy, Rhitankar Saha
Lim, Chong Lye
Lim, Chin Guan
Adam, Nor Mariah
author_facet Roy, Rhitankar Saha
Lim, Chong Lye
Lim, Chin Guan
Adam, Nor Mariah
author_sort Roy, Rhitankar Saha
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description The amount of energy usage per person has shown to increase with every year. With increase in population and depletion of non-renewable sources of energy, there is a growing need for the development of energy harvesters using renewable sources of energy. This paper aims to set a base study to address the problem of lack of energy harvesters using a lesser known renewable source of energy – rain. This paper presents a theoretical rooftop model that has been subjected to a mix of wind-water fluid simulate conditions of a rainy weather and the test data were recorded. ANSYS analysis has been performed with the fluid velocity being set at 20 m/s, 30 m/s, 40 m/s and 50 m/s which strikes the roof of a building kept at 0°, 45° and 60°. The objectives of this paper is to determine the amount of voltage that can be generated from pressure developed by the fluid striking the model surface. The pressure values, obtained from ANSYS simulation, were then used to show that the method is viable to be applied on piezoelectric cells to generate electricity from rain and wind hence the study can be used to develop a sustainable model using rain as a renewable source of energy. Low level voltage can be generated from rain striking on piezoelectric material.
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spelling upm-878792022-06-03T05:36:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87879/ ANSYS simulation study to generate pressure from various water-wind flow conditions to calculate electricity generated using piezoelectric cells Roy, Rhitankar Saha Lim, Chong Lye Lim, Chin Guan Adam, Nor Mariah The amount of energy usage per person has shown to increase with every year. With increase in population and depletion of non-renewable sources of energy, there is a growing need for the development of energy harvesters using renewable sources of energy. This paper aims to set a base study to address the problem of lack of energy harvesters using a lesser known renewable source of energy – rain. This paper presents a theoretical rooftop model that has been subjected to a mix of wind-water fluid simulate conditions of a rainy weather and the test data were recorded. ANSYS analysis has been performed with the fluid velocity being set at 20 m/s, 30 m/s, 40 m/s and 50 m/s which strikes the roof of a building kept at 0°, 45° and 60°. The objectives of this paper is to determine the amount of voltage that can be generated from pressure developed by the fluid striking the model surface. The pressure values, obtained from ANSYS simulation, were then used to show that the method is viable to be applied on piezoelectric cells to generate electricity from rain and wind hence the study can be used to develop a sustainable model using rain as a renewable source of energy. Low level voltage can be generated from rain striking on piezoelectric material. Penerbit Akademia Baru 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87879/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Roy, Rhitankar Saha and Lim, Chong Lye and Lim, Chin Guan and Adam, Nor Mariah (2020) ANSYS simulation study to generate pressure from various water-wind flow conditions to calculate electricity generated using piezoelectric cells. Journal of CFD Letters, 12 (9). 27 - 35. ISSN 2180-1363 https://akademiabaru.com/submit/index.php/cfdl/article/view/1100 10.37934/cfdl.12.9.2735
spellingShingle Roy, Rhitankar Saha
Lim, Chong Lye
Lim, Chin Guan
Adam, Nor Mariah
ANSYS simulation study to generate pressure from various water-wind flow conditions to calculate electricity generated using piezoelectric cells
title ANSYS simulation study to generate pressure from various water-wind flow conditions to calculate electricity generated using piezoelectric cells
title_full ANSYS simulation study to generate pressure from various water-wind flow conditions to calculate electricity generated using piezoelectric cells
title_fullStr ANSYS simulation study to generate pressure from various water-wind flow conditions to calculate electricity generated using piezoelectric cells
title_full_unstemmed ANSYS simulation study to generate pressure from various water-wind flow conditions to calculate electricity generated using piezoelectric cells
title_short ANSYS simulation study to generate pressure from various water-wind flow conditions to calculate electricity generated using piezoelectric cells
title_sort ansys simulation study to generate pressure from various water-wind flow conditions to calculate electricity generated using piezoelectric cells
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87879/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87879/1/ABSTRACT.pdf