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A SEMINAR BY
K Bhanu Pratap
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
Prof P S Bhambare
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ARMY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DIGHI HILLS, PUNE-411015 2004-2005
WIND
The air at motion is what we call Wind
Which in turn is effected by many factors like:
Global Geography Local Geography Man-made Structures
the influence of
Global Geography
the influence of
Local Geography
Hilly Terrain
the influence of
Man-made Structures
Surface Roughness
Surface Roughness introduces turbulence in winds and
effect their
pattern
Man-made Structures
The Vision
The energy stored in winds promised to serve the needs of the civilization
Which led to the development of the earliest of the machines, which date back to 2000 B C Step by step the human race had reached the present stage of development
HAWTS
Drag Type
Lift Type
Component Layout
...the black box view
Flow Pattern
Limitations
limited suitable terrain off-shore installations hazardous for navigation large blades are cantilever loaded extensive foundations required for each turbine five megawatt turbines: the limiting possibility blades are subject to 1/rev fluctuations in loading
VAWTS
Drag Type
Anemometer
Savonius Rotor
Lift Type
Darrieus Rotor
Evans Rotor
Giromill
RETScreen
TM
Avian Mortality