Archimedes screw turbine model simulation on the effect of external and internal design parameters in power generation

Year after year, electricity demand increases due to the world's rapid growth, which uses electricity as its main source of energy. In order to overcome the challenge of generating electricity from conventional energy resources that contribute to the greenhouse effect, renewable energy is in de...

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Main Author:	Nurul Suraya, Azahari
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2022
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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spelling	my-ump-ir.376282023-09-18T03:07:33Z Archimedes screw turbine model simulation on the effect of external and internal design parameters in power generation 2022-05 Nurul Suraya, Azahari TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Year after year, electricity demand increases due to the world's rapid growth, which uses electricity as its main source of energy. In order to overcome the challenge of generating electricity from conventional energy resources that contribute to the greenhouse effect, renewable energy is in demand. One of the alternatives to generating electricity in a clean environment is the Archimedes screw turbine (AST). The objective of this research study is to investigate the AST slope inclination angle, diameter ratio, and number of bladed screws based on previous design concepts for power generation and determine the power output and highest efficiency based on the internal and external parameters. This research is aimed at studying the AST design concept for generating electricity. The design concept was analysed based on the geometric parameters, which were then validated between the simulation and actual data. Three parameters considered in this research were the slope inclination angle, α ratio of diameter, Dr and number of bladed screws, N. Each parameter affects the AST power generation significantly. The simulation of the AST design concept was carried out using ANSYS CFX. The simulation was divided into several steps, such as validation between the simulation and experimental data, and simulation of the AST using three different parameters at a constant flow rate and rotational speed. A total of 36 simulations were run based on constant flow rate with a number of bladed screws of 1,2 and 3, with a diameter ratio of 0.25,0.5 and 0.6 combined with a slope inclination angle of 20°, 25°,35° and 40°. From the simulation, the highest power of 2.3W was produced at 1 bladed screw, 0.5Dr and 40°, whereas the highest efficiency (79.42%) occurred at 3 bladed screws, 20° and 0.25Dr. Each of the designs of the parameter studies impacted the power production and efficiency of AST. 2022-05 Thesis http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37628/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37628/1/ir.Archimedes%20screw%20turbine%20model%20simulation%20on%20the%20effect%20of%20external%20and%20internal%20design%20parameters%20in%20power%20generation.pdf pdf en public masters Universiti Malaysia Pahang Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology Ummu Kulthum, Jamaluddin
institution	Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah
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language	English
advisor	Ummu Kulthum, Jamaluddin
topic	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Nurul Suraya, Azahari Archimedes screw turbine model simulation on the effect of external and internal design parameters in power generation
description	Year after year, electricity demand increases due to the world's rapid growth, which uses electricity as its main source of energy. In order to overcome the challenge of generating electricity from conventional energy resources that contribute to the greenhouse effect, renewable energy is in demand. One of the alternatives to generating electricity in a clean environment is the Archimedes screw turbine (AST). The objective of this research study is to investigate the AST slope inclination angle, diameter ratio, and number of bladed screws based on previous design concepts for power generation and determine the power output and highest efficiency based on the internal and external parameters. This research is aimed at studying the AST design concept for generating electricity. The design concept was analysed based on the geometric parameters, which were then validated between the simulation and actual data. Three parameters considered in this research were the slope inclination angle, α ratio of diameter, Dr and number of bladed screws, N. Each parameter affects the AST power generation significantly. The simulation of the AST design concept was carried out using ANSYS CFX. The simulation was divided into several steps, such as validation between the simulation and experimental data, and simulation of the AST using three different parameters at a constant flow rate and rotational speed. A total of 36 simulations were run based on constant flow rate with a number of bladed screws of 1,2 and 3, with a diameter ratio of 0.25,0.5 and 0.6 combined with a slope inclination angle of 20°, 25°,35° and 40°. From the simulation, the highest power of 2.3W was produced at 1 bladed screw, 0.5Dr and 40°, whereas the highest efficiency (79.42%) occurred at 3 bladed screws, 20° and 0.25Dr. Each of the designs of the parameter studies impacted the power production and efficiency of AST.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Nurul Suraya, Azahari
author_facet	Nurul Suraya, Azahari
author_sort	Nurul Suraya, Azahari
title	Archimedes screw turbine model simulation on the effect of external and internal design parameters in power generation
title_short	Archimedes screw turbine model simulation on the effect of external and internal design parameters in power generation
title_full	Archimedes screw turbine model simulation on the effect of external and internal design parameters in power generation
title_fullStr	Archimedes screw turbine model simulation on the effect of external and internal design parameters in power generation
title_full_unstemmed	Archimedes screw turbine model simulation on the effect of external and internal design parameters in power generation
title_sort	archimedes screw turbine model simulation on the effect of external and internal design parameters in power generation
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Pahang
granting_department	Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology
publishDate	2022
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37628/1/ir.Archimedes%20screw%20turbine%20model%20simulation%20on%20the%20effect%20of%20external%20and%20internal%20design%20parameters%20in%20power%20generation.pdf
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Archimedes screw turbine model simulation on the effect of external and internal design parameters in power generation

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