Investigations of the performance of 3D printed micro wind turbine composed of PLA material
Wind energy conversion systems (WECS) have gained increasing attention in recent years as promising renewable energy sources. Despite their potential, a clear research gap exists: the majority of WECS underperform in low wind speed conditions, limiting their applicability in many regions. To address...
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| author | Suresh A Raja kumar S Belqasem Aljafari Sudhakar Babu Thanikanti |
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| description | Wind energy conversion systems (WECS) have gained increasing attention in recent years as promising renewable energy sources. Despite their potential, a clear research gap exists: the majority of WECS underperform in low wind speed conditions, limiting their applicability in many regions. To address this problem, this study proposes a novel approach by developing a 100 W micro wind turbine using Polylactic Acid (PLA) to generate efficient power in low wind speed conditions. The proposed wind turbine design employs Blade Element Momentum Theory (BEMT), which is commonly used for modeling wind turbine performance. Geometric design, mechanical analysis, and aerodynamic analysis are the fundamental considerations for designing any machine. In this work, the CREO 3.0 three-dimensional modeling software is used to create the geometric design of the proposed work. The airfoil SD7080 is selected due to its superior aerodynamic performance, and mechanical properties such as Young's modulus, density, and Poisson's ratio are attained to evaluate the wind blade's performance. Additionally, ANSYS 15.0 is used to conduct a detailed analysis of the proposed wind turbine, evaluating properties such as equivalent stress, deformation, and equivalent strain. Both simulation (ANSYS 15.0) and experimental setups are used to investigate the proposed wind turbine's performance, and the corresponding results are presented and discussed in this manuscript. The results indicate a significant performance improvement of the proposed wind blade when compared to conventional and ABS wind blades, demonstrating its potential as a more efficient solution for WECS. This proposed wind turbine design overcomes the problems like underprformance in low wind speed conditions and the wind turbine efficiency in all regions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-039caf3645d6443382f0d1550289a5862024-02-17T06:40:49ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-02-01103e25356Investigations of the performance of 3D printed micro wind turbine composed of PLA materialSuresh A0Raja kumar S1Belqasem Aljafari2Sudhakar Babu Thanikanti3Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Varuvan Vadivelan Institute of Technology, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Regional Campus of Anna University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India; Corresponding author.Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT), Hyderabad 500075, India; Corresponding author.Wind energy conversion systems (WECS) have gained increasing attention in recent years as promising renewable energy sources. Despite their potential, a clear research gap exists: the majority of WECS underperform in low wind speed conditions, limiting their applicability in many regions. To address this problem, this study proposes a novel approach by developing a 100 W micro wind turbine using Polylactic Acid (PLA) to generate efficient power in low wind speed conditions. The proposed wind turbine design employs Blade Element Momentum Theory (BEMT), which is commonly used for modeling wind turbine performance. Geometric design, mechanical analysis, and aerodynamic analysis are the fundamental considerations for designing any machine. In this work, the CREO 3.0 three-dimensional modeling software is used to create the geometric design of the proposed work. The airfoil SD7080 is selected due to its superior aerodynamic performance, and mechanical properties such as Young's modulus, density, and Poisson's ratio are attained to evaluate the wind blade's performance. Additionally, ANSYS 15.0 is used to conduct a detailed analysis of the proposed wind turbine, evaluating properties such as equivalent stress, deformation, and equivalent strain. Both simulation (ANSYS 15.0) and experimental setups are used to investigate the proposed wind turbine's performance, and the corresponding results are presented and discussed in this manuscript. The results indicate a significant performance improvement of the proposed wind blade when compared to conventional and ABS wind blades, demonstrating its potential as a more efficient solution for WECS. This proposed wind turbine design overcomes the problems like underprformance in low wind speed conditions and the wind turbine efficiency in all regions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024013872Micro wind turbinesWind bladesPoly lactic acidAcrylonitrile butadiene styrenePolylactic acidWind energy conversion system |
| spellingShingle | Suresh A Raja kumar S Belqasem Aljafari Sudhakar Babu Thanikanti Investigations of the performance of 3D printed micro wind turbine composed of PLA material Heliyon Micro wind turbines Wind blades Poly lactic acid Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene Polylactic acid Wind energy conversion system |
| title | Investigations of the performance of 3D printed micro wind turbine composed of PLA material |
| title_full | Investigations of the performance of 3D printed micro wind turbine composed of PLA material |
| title_fullStr | Investigations of the performance of 3D printed micro wind turbine composed of PLA material |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigations of the performance of 3D printed micro wind turbine composed of PLA material |
| title_short | Investigations of the performance of 3D printed micro wind turbine composed of PLA material |
| title_sort | investigations of the performance of 3d printed micro wind turbine composed of pla material |
| topic | Micro wind turbines Wind blades Poly lactic acid Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene Polylactic acid Wind energy conversion system |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024013872 |
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