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

在这个项目中，一个新的发电机的电能从水流将调查的可扩展性的概念。这种发电机由一系列流体动力学形状的物体组成，当这些物体浸入水流中时，它们会绕着它们的纵轴摆动。物体的强制周期性运动用于产生电力。这一概念已经在一个简单的装置中得到了验证，但其可扩展性到由许多机构组成的大型生产单元仍有待证明。为此，将建造一个由两个机构组成的原型，该原型沿着它们的纵向振荡轴排列，并将其安装在卡尔顿大学的水道中进行测量。特别是，两个物体之间的流体动力学干扰，它们的尺寸的影响，它们之间的相对距离等基本问题的答案将被寻求。这些问题的答案将允许对一个工业生产单元的制造机构的阵列的优化。

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.