Hydrokinetic Electric Power Generation System by Oscillating Hydrofoils

  Kalpesh N Shah,  Bala Dutt,  Avinash Ahir

The system for converting kinetic energy from a fluid flow into mechanical energy, the method comprising the steps of Providing a turbine including first and second hydrofoils, each of the hydrofoils being able to move linearly in a heaving motion, and being able to oscillate about a span wise axis in a pitching motion. By coupling the heaving motions of the first and second hydrofoils to the pitching motions of the second and first hydrofoils respectively, with the pitch-heave motion phase being substantially equal to the inter-hydrofoil phase, the heaving motion of one of the hydrofoils thereby driving the pitching motion of the other hydrofoil. By transforming the heaving motion of the hydrofoils into a rotational movement of a shaft, with linear-to-rotary transmission means, the system can harness 261.8 watt power with 26.18% efficiency from water flowing with the velocity of 2 m/s.

Keywords- Hydrofoil, Heaving, Pitching

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1402083
Page Number(s) - 1804-1809
Pubished in - Volume 2 | Issue 2 | June 2014
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) -   
Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Kalpesh N Shah,  Bala Dutt,  Avinash Ahir,   "Hydrokinetic Electric Power Generation System by Oscillating Hydrofoils", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.2, Issue 2, pp.1804-1809, June 2014, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1402083.pdf