Erwandi 2011

THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDONESIAN VERTICAL AXIS

MARINE CURRENT TURBINE
FOR THE TIDAL POWER GENERATION
Erwandi
Indonesian Hydrodynamics Laboratory - Surabaya
Agency for the Assessment & Application of Technology
Telp. 081-334-543-406
Email: erwandi@gmail.com
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Presentation Outline
Introduction
The use of numerical ocean modeling to select
the candidate location for installation marine
current turbine
Detail of numerical simulation of candidate
location
Survey the candidate location
Design of the marine current turbine rotor
Model manufacturing and testing in towing tank
Manufacturing the prototype
Conclusion
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Marine Current Energy Potential According to Topex
Poseidon Sattellite
Source: Ray et.al. (2005): A Brief
Overview of Tides in the
Indonesia Seas
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The Importance of Tidal Current Mapping
in Indonesia
Large quantities of tidal power input from adjoining Indian and
Pacific Oceans
The estimated tidal current in the Indonesian region was the
most poorly determined of any region in the world ocean
(Egbert and Ray 2001):
1. Complicated coastal geometries with narrow straits and myriad small
island
2. Rugged bottom topography
3. limited data constraints from relatively widely spaced satellite tracks.
Base on the reasons, MEC-Model is proposed to simulate the
current in several narrow straits in Indonesia
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Sample of Numerical Simulation of
Larantuka Strait
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Numerical Simulation Results
Average Power : 2 MW
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Survey
Ebb tide
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Design of Marine Current Turbine Rotor Model
Darrieus Turbine type H
Diameter 1.0 m, span 1.0 m
3 blades
Solidity = nc/R = 0.6
Capacity 1.5 kW at current
speed 2.0 m/s (eff = 25%)
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Foil Design
Base on literature, symmetry foil NACA 0018 and
high camber airfoil NACA 8718-73
CL and CD is predicted by panel method & CFD
NACA 0018
NACA 8718-73
Vector Distr. = -128 Vector Distr. = 150
Angle of attack = 0- 359
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Model manufacturing :
turbine blade and pivot
Pivot is set at 10% chord from leading edge
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Hydrodynamic Model Tests
V = 1.5 m/s
V = 3.0 m/s
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2 kW Indonesian Marine Current Turbine Prototype
8 x 6 m pontoon
Desain PLTAL Ponton dan dek Sistem tambat Dek PLTAL
Rangka Bangunan Atas
PMG 3.5 kW, 250
rpm
Baterei MF
Inverter 2 kW 3
buah
Bilah turbin bahan
aluminum
Bilah turbin bahan
fibre PU
Radial arm
Bahan stainless
steel
Diameter and blade 2 x 2 m
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2 kW Protype Testing at Larantuka Strait
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10 kW Prototype
Testing, Larantuka
Strait March 2011
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Conclusion
1. The numerical ocean modeling (MEC model) can
reproduce the nature of tide and tidal current in several
straits in Indonesia. It can be used to find out the most
suitable point for installation of marine current turbine in
those straits.
2. The foil of the rotor blade can be designed based on the
flow characteristic simulated in the numerical ocean
modeling.
3. The marine current turbine rotor model and duct model
is designed, manufactured, and tested at IHL to improve
the performance of the turbine.
4. The test of 2 kW and 10 kW IHL marine current turbine
prove that the marine current designed by IHL can
generate electricity.