• K. Akhil Amuthan
• Deepak S
• Karthik P
• Nishanth M
• Niranjan Hiremath

The project focuses on Design, Fabrication and Testing of a VAWT (vertical Axis Wind Turbine). The project is an ongoing research project and the phase we carried out was concerned in shifting the design from Savonius type to Darrieus type, which created the necessity of freshly designing all the parts, increasing the torque and rpm of the VAWT by implementing gear system for transmitting the wind energy into mechanical energy. The whole structure is portable meanwhile maintaining the project within a very low cost range. The said objectives can be achieved by manipulating the knowledge of Design of Machine element, fluid dynamics, Energy Technology and CFD analyzing. A major concern was fashioning the design to enable the VAWT to operate with a maximum efficiency. Several parameters were analyzed with respect to wind speed to determine the best value for each parameter which would give the highest efficiency, thus ensuring the maximum ultimate performance of the VAWT. The parameters that were considered for analyzing are the number of blades the rotor should have, positioning of the blade. Above parameters were analyzed using ANSYS/Fluent software package and the ultimate design was produced in accordance with the obtained results. The final design was virtually created in 1:1 scale in Solid Works environment and tested for its strength and durability. The targets laid ahead of us at the beginning of the project were successfully achieved through careful and wise manipulation of theoretical and practical knowledge as well as hands on experience. Objectives were accomplished, not with ease but certainly.

Aerofoil, Wind power, NACA, CFD

"Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with H-Type Darrieus Rotor", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.462-469, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBZ06072.pdf

"Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with H-Type Darrieus Rotor", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp462-469, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBZ06072.pdf