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Multi–Disciplinary Optimizations of Small-Scale Gravitational Vortex Hydropower (SGVHP) System through Computational Hydrodynamic and Hydro–Structural Analyses

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  • Yingzi Jiang

    (School of Mathematics and Statistics, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China)

  • Arul Prakash Raji

    (Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore 641049, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Vijayanandh Raja

    (Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore 641049, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Fuzhang Wang

    (School of Mathematics and Statistics, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China
    Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang 330044, China)

  • Hussein A. Z. AL-bonsrulah

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kufa University, Najaf 54002, Iraq)

  • Ramesh Murugesan

    (MaDeIT Innovation Foundation, IIITDM Kancheepuram Campus, Chennai 600127, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Sudhakaran Ranganathan

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, SNS College of Engineering, Coimbatore 641107, Tamil Nadu, India)

Abstract

Hydropower is a superior energy extraction approach, which has been made to work based on renewable energy sources. In the generation of hydropower, Gravitational Vortex Hydropower (GVHP) plays a predominant contributor role because of its free turbulence-relayed energy utilization concept and flexible as well as compact size. Owing to the huge contribution of GVHP in the hydropower sector, multi-objective-based investigations have emerged. However, there is still insufficient literature available for the technology to precede optimum turbine blade design. Two important categories are involved in these multidisciplinary investigations, in which the first phase, a numerical investigation has been done using ANSYS to identify the location of maximum tangential velocity in a conical basin with different notch angles, conical angles, basin shapes, anddiameters. In this second phase, the focal aim is to carry out the numerical investigation on Gravitation Vortex Turbine Blades (GVTB) for the different geometry in order to get the optimum power output with a high structural lifetime through HSI (Hydro–Structural Interaction) computation. The entire conceptual designs of this SGVHP and its hydro-rotors are modeled with the help of CATIA. ANSYS Fluent is a CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) numerical tool, which is primarily used in this paper for all the hydrodynamic analyses. Finally, the standard analytical approaches are used for the comparative determinations of thrust production by hydro-rotors, power extraction by hydro-rotors, and propulsive efficiency for the selection process of best hydro-rotors. HSI analyses are additionally carried out and thereby the suitable lightweight material is picked.

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  • Yingzi Jiang & Arul Prakash Raji & Vijayanandh Raja & Fuzhang Wang & Hussein A. Z. AL-bonsrulah & Ramesh Murugesan & Sudhakaran Ranganathan, 2022. "Multi–Disciplinary Optimizations of Small-Scale Gravitational Vortex Hydropower (SGVHP) System through Computational Hydrodynamic and Hydro–Structural Analyses," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-35, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:727-:d:721370
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    1. Olivier Cleynen & Dennis Powalla & Stefan Hoerner & Dominique Thévenin, 2022. "An Efficient Method for Computing the Power Potential of Bypass Hydropower Installations," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-13, April.

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