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Design and Parametric Investigation of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

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This research focuses on design and calculations for the horizontal axis wind turbine to fulfill energy demands at small scales in Pakistan. This is the design to produce about 5 kilowatts of electricity to share the load of average home appliances. Area chosen for this research is Pasni, Balochistan in Pakistan to build the wind turbine for electricity. Design values are approximated by appropriate formulas of wind energy design. In current research, turbine blade profile is designed by blade element momentum (BEM) theory. Warlock wind turbine calculator is used to verify the design parameters like wind speed, tip speed ratio (TSR) and efficiency factor. Effects of wind speed, wind power, TSR, pitch angle, blade tip angle, number of blades, blade design and tower height on power coefficient are analyzed in this research. Maximum power coefficient is achieved at a designed velocity of 6m/s. Design analysis is also performed on simulation software ANSYS Fluent. It is observed that designed velocity parameter of this research is very suitable for the turbine blade, so blade designing is perfect according to wind speed range.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Zulkarnain Abbas & Saqlain Abbas

  2. Department of Mechatronics Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Chakwal, 48800, Pakistan

    Zubair Butt

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Taxila, 47080, Pakistan

    Riffat Asim Pasha

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Abbas, Z., Abbas, S., Butt, Z. et al. Design and Parametric Investigation of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine. J. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. (Sci.) 23, 345–351 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-018-1949-2

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