Performance of Savonius Blade Waterwheel with Variation of Blade Number

The utilization of water energy source is mainly used as a provider of electrical energy through hydroelectric power. The potential utilization of water flow energy is relatively small. The objective of this study is to know the best blade of Savonius waterwheel with various variables such as water...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2018-02, Vol.306 (1), p.12073
Main Authors: Sule, L, Rompas, P T D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blades
Hydroelectric power
Water discharge
Water flow
Water wheels
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Summary:The utilization of water energy source is mainly used as a provider of electrical energy through hydroelectric power. The potential utilization of water flow energy is relatively small. The objective of this study is to know the best blade of Savonius waterwheel with various variables such as water discharge, blade number, and loading. The data used the efficiency of waterwheel, variation of blade number, variable water discharge, and loading in the shaft. The test results have shown that the performances of a top-water mill with the semicircular curve where the variation in the number of blades are 4, 6, and 8 at discharge and loading of 0.01587 m3/s and 1000 grams respectively were 9.945%, 13.929%, and 17.056% respectively. The blades number of 8 obtained the greatest performance. The more number of blades the greater the efficiency of the waterwheel Savonius.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/306/1/012073