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Journal of Modern Mechanical Engineering and Technology

Articles

Vol. 8 (2021)

Design Analysis of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Blade Using Biomimicry

DOI
https://doi.org/10.31875/2409-9848.2021.08.1
Submitted
November 30, 2021
Published
2021-11-30

Abstract

Performance and efficiency of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine improved by using a modified turbine blade, derived from biological features, by harness more wind energy. The detailed simulations were carried in Q-blade’s X-foil, Java foil and Sim Scale software at low wind speed with bio-mimicable cambered foil add-ons to different biostructure blades such as Maple seed leaf, Eagle wing. Among these simulations, the Corrugated Dragonfly vein FX 63-137 foil shows improved performance over cambered foils and FX 63-37 itself. The Maple-Wing combined blade structure showed an improved lift-drag ratio with a high coefficient of power.

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