Abstract:
The focus of the project is to develop a clean green source of energy production by utilising the renewable kinetic energy of a flowing body of water by incorporating a cylindrical structure that oscillates in the flow regime by naturally occurring vortices in its wake.
The working phenomenon behind the oscillation is vortex shedding that asserts lift and drag forces on the cylindrical structure due to which the cylinder vibrates. A secondary stationary cylinder is used in tandem to amplify the vibrations by utilising the phenomenon of wake induced vibration. By attaching a generator-based electricity generation system to the oscillating body, we can harvest the kinetic energy and convert it into electrical energy
