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2014
Form: B
Section 1
Program of Study: B.E (Energy Engineering)
Session: Fall 11
Project Title: Designing and fabrication of 10 Watts Prototype Buoyant Air Turbine
Introduction:Wind power, as an alternative to fossil fuels, is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean,
produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation and uses little land, whereas, a wind
turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into electrical power.
The result of over a millennium of windmill development and modern engineering, today's wind
turbines are manufactured in a wide range of vertical and horizontal axis types. The
smallest turbines are used for applications such as battery charging for auxiliary power for boats
or caravans or to power traffic warning signs. Slightly larger turbines can be used for making small
contributions to a domestic power supply while selling unused power back to the utility supplier
via the electrical grid.
There are various designs of Wind turbines, among them one is High-altitude wind
power (HAWP). This type of turbine harnesses the power of winds high in the sky by use
of tether and cable technology. Numerous Wind turbines have been developed on this technology,
namely kites, kytoons, tethered gliders, tethered sailplanes, aerostats (spherical as well as shaped
kytoons), bladed turbines, airfoils, airfoil matrices, balloons, parachutes, drogues, variable
drogues, spiral airfoils, Darrieus turbines, Magnus-effect VAWT blimps, multiple-rotor complexes,
fabric Jalbert-parafoil kites, uni-blade turbines, flipwings, tethers, bridles, string loops, wafting
blades, undulating forms, piezoelectric materials and more.
Buoyant Airborne Turbine (BAT) is one of them which integrates proven aerospace and wind
turbine technology. The BAT lifting platform is adapted from tethered aerostats, which have
reliably lifted heavy communications and monitoring equipment high into the air for decades. BAT
integrates three main components:
Shell - A proprietary helium-filled shell made from high performance, industrial fabrics that
lifts the turbine up and stabilizes it in the air.
Turbine - A lightweight conventional three-blade, horizontal axis wind turbine fixed within the
shell.
Tethers The lightweight, high strength tethers hold the turbine in place in all weather
conditions and transmit power to the ground.
Apart from above, there shall also be some Ground works, which include the setup of tethering
control mechanism.
Objective:
Designing and fabrication of 10 Watts Prototype Buoyant Air Turbine that converts kinetic
energy of wind into electrical power. Study of turbine performance and power output at various
altitudes shall also be carried out so as to suggest the key parameters which need to be improved
for high efficiency working model of the Buoyant Air Turbine for future.
Shell
Made of gas-tight and durable fabric, the shell shall either be inflated with lighter gas such as
hydrogen or helium. The shell will passively align into changing winds while channeling wind
through the turbine. Aerodynamic lift shall combine with buoyant lift to keep the Buoyant Air
Turbine aloft in both strong and weak winds.
Preferably Parachute fabric could be used as a shell material
Helium gas shall be preferred as it is inexpensive and non combustible
Turbine
The lightweight, horizontal-axis turbine adapts conventional, proven architecture used in
the thousands of efficient wind turbines that are currently deployed around the world. The
turbine generates electricity when airborne.
Tethers
Tethers are used to connect the shell and turbine to winches on the ground. Tether control
is manually adjustable to make turbine altitude variable, stabilize the turbine in the air,
and provide an electrical connection to send power from the turbine to the ground.
Ground Works
The ground work includes the setup of tethering control mechanism. Winches on the
ground shall be used to control tether length.
After successful fabrication of Turbine, its performance shall be observed and power output at
various altitudes shall also be noted. Measurement of power output at various altitudes
shall also be carried out. After thorough observations and analysis, suggestion the key
parameters which need to be improved for high efficiency working model of the Buoyant
Air Turbine for future.
Details of Participants:
S#
Name of Student
Roll #
Muhammad Umar
BENG/F11/0110
BENG/F11/0114
Personal Email
Contact #
umarcheema222@gmail 03037484407
.com
0315umover@gmail.com
0249987
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