Instructor : Professor Yiannis Andreopoulos

Student : Saikat Das

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 Capture, accelerate, concentrate. The name INVELOX comes from
this dedication to INcreasing the VELOcity of wind. What the
technology produces-energy is affordable, abundant, safe, and
clean.
 INVELOX, by contrast, funnels wind energy to ground –base
generators. Wind is captured with a funnel and directed through a
tapering passageway that naturally accelerates its flow. This stream
of kinetic energy then drives a generator that is installed safely and
economically at ground level.
 Bringing the airflow from top of the tower to ground level allows
for greater power generation with much smaller turbine blades. It
also allows for networking, allowing multiple towers to direct
energy to the same generator.

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 Physical Model  CFD Model

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Single Invelox Case Three Invelox Case

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Course Mesh Medium Mesh Fine Mesh
8793 Nodes, 36915 Elements 37215 Nodes, 199583 Elements 66675 Nodes, 365811 Elements

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Course Mesh Medium Mesh Fine Mesh
Detailed view Detailed view Detailed view

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3d View Detailed View

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 Setup = Parallel, double precision
 General = Pressure-Based, Absolute, Steady
 Viscous model = k-epsilon turbulence model
 k-epsilon model = Standard
 Near-wall treatment = Standard wall functions
 Material = Air

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 Inlet = Various at different condition
 Outlet = 0 (Gauge Pressure)
 Turbulence Intensity = 10%
 Turbulence length= 0.01m
 Wall condition= No Slip

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 Pressure Velocity Coupling = Coupled
 Pressure = Standard
 Momentum = Second order upwind
 Turbulent Kinetic Energy = Second order upwind
 Turbulent dissipation rate = 10-3 for all the parameters

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 Impact of wind velocity on single Invelox (@15, 20, 30,
40, 50, 60 & 70 mph)
 Influence of orientation of the invelox with respect to
wind direction (0⁰, 90⁰ & 180⁰)
 Variation of distance between the Invelox (50, 75, 150,
175, 200, 500 ft)
 Mesh independence study (Fine, medium, course mesh)

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 Invelox Air Intake(Centerline) Venturi (Centerline) Turbulence Vorticity
Test Static Static Kinetic Intensity Dissipation
Quantity Orientation Velocity Velocity Press.(Max) Velocity Press.(Min) Velocity Energy(Max (Max) Rate(Max) (Max)
(⁰) (mph) (m/s) (Pa) (m/s) (Pa) (m/s) (m2/s2) (%) (m2/s3) (1/s)
0 70 31.29 610 31.29 -2020 58.57 92 24.90 5487 238
90 70 31.29 31.29 -760 35 68 21.5 5460 346
180 70 31.29 685 31.29 -1898 54.1 112 27 14567 179
0 60 26.82 457 26.82 -1471 49.99 72 25.30 3769 203
180 60 26.82 514 26.82 -1372 46.29 90 28.90 9958 153
0 50 22.35 326 22.35 -1013 41.48 52 26.10 2400 169
180 50 22.35 366 22.35 -935 38.54 68 30.26 6288 128
1 0 40 17.88 214 17.88 -642 33.04 35 27.33 1367 134
180 40 17.88 240 17.88 -586 30.75 48 31.70 3548 102
0 30 13.41 124 13.41 -358 24.69 20 27.80 636 100
180 30 13.41 138 13.41 -326 22.90 28 32.59 1598 77
0 20 8.94 43 8.94 -155 16.24 9 28.68 61 83
180 20 8.94 61 8.94 -144 15.16 12 32.60 475 53
0 15 6.71 31 6.71 -88 12.28 5 28.58 83 48
180 15 6.71 34 6.71 -81 11.29 7 32.60 201 40

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 -88 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  12.3 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 -81 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  11.3 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 -155 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  16.2 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 -144 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  15.1 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 -358 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  24.7 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 -326 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  22.9 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 -642 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  33 m/s Max Velocity at Nozzle
Nozzle

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 -586 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  30.7 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 -1013 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  41.4 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 -935 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  38.5 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 -1471 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  50 m/s Max Velocity at Nozzle
Nozzle

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 -1372 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  46.3 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 -2020 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  58.5 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 -1898 Pa Min. Static Pressure at  54.1 m/s Max Velocity at
Nozzle Nozzle

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 Invelox Air Venturi-1(Centerline) Venturi-2(Centerline)Venturi-3(Centerline)
Test Static Velocity( Static Velocity Static Velocity
Quantity Orientation Distance Velocity Velocity Press.(Min) Max) Press.(Min) (Max) Press.(Min) (Max)
(⁰) (ft) (mph) (m/s) (Pa) (m/s) (Pa) (m/s) (Pa) (m/s)
3 0 50 15 6.71 -71 11.30 -44 7.70 -43 7.50
3 0 75 15 6.71 -78 11.8 -50 8.27 -50 8.27
3 0 150 15 6.71 -82 11.93 -65 8.95 -65 8.95
3 0 175 15 6.71 -84 12.11 -68 9.69 -68 9.69
3 0 200 15 6.71 -86 12.29 -76 11.7 -76 11.7
3 0 500 15 6.71 -83 12.1 -83 12.1 -83 12.1

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Min. Static Pressure at Nozzle Max Velocity at Nozzle

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Min. Static Pressure at Nozzle Max Velocity at Nozzle

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 Invelox Air Venturi(Centerline)
Mesh Cell Static
Type No Face No Node No Volume Face Area Velocity Velocity Press.(Min) Velocity(Max)
Min (m3) Max(m3) Min(m2) Max(m2) (mph) (m/s) (Pa) (m/s)
Fine 365811 742605 66675 1.38E-04 5.45E+00 4.64E-03 6.54E+00 15 6.71 -87 12.23
Medium 199583 406550 37215 1.85E-05 2.41E+01 6.55E-04 1.72E+01 15 6.71 -78 11.54
Course 36915 78818 8793 1.28E-06 1.79E+02 1.31E-04 7.53E+01 15 6.71 Solution was not converged

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Min. Static Pressure at Nozzle Max Velocity at Nozzle

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Min. Static Pressure at Nozzle Max Velocity at Nozzle

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 At higher wind velocity the invelox produce higer venture velocity and lower static
pressure which in turn produces high amount of power generation.

 The 0⁰ (along with the wind direction) orientation produces higher velocity than
180⁰ and 90⁰ scenarios.

 The invelox should be placed at a minimum distance to produce power at highest

efficiency. For 0⁰ (along with the wind direction) orientation at 15mph wind speed
the Invelox has to be placed at least 250 ft away from each other.

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 Prof.Y. Andreapolos, Dr. Daryoush Allaei Invelox “ A New Concept In Wind Energy Harvesting”
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