Experimental Studies on the Scalability of a Vortex-Driven Hydroelectric Power Generator

在这个项目中，将研究一种新的从水流中产生电能的发电机，以确定该概念的可扩展性。这种发电机由一系列流体动力学形状的物体组成，当浸入水流时，这些物体会围绕它们的纵轴摆动。物体被迫的周期性运动被用来发电。这个概念已经在一个简单的安装中得到了证明，但它在由许多主体组成的大型生产单元中的可扩展性仍有待证明。为此，将建造一个由两个沿其振荡纵轴排列的物体组成的原型，并将其放置在卡尔顿大学的水道中进行测量。特别是，将寻求诸如两个物体之间的流体动力学干涉，它们的大小的影响，它们之间的相对距离等基本问题的答案。这些问题的答案将允许对工业生产单元制造的机构阵列进行优化。

In this project, a new generator of electrical energy from a water stream will be investigated for scalability of the concept. Thisgenerator consists of an array of hydrodynamically-shaped bodies that when immersed in a water stream oscillate about theirlongitudinal axes. The forced periodic motion of the bodies is used to generate electric power. The concept was alreadydemonstrated in a simple installation, but its scalability to a large production unit consisting of many bodies remains to be proved.For this, a prototype consisting of two bodies aligned along their longitudinal axis of oscillation will be constructed, instrumentedand placed at Carleton University's water channel for measurements. In particular, answers of fundamental questions such as thehydrodynamic interference between the two bodies, effect of their sizes, relative distance between them will be sought. Answers ofthese question will allow the optimization of the array of bodies towards the manufacturing of an industrial production unit.