Talha, Muhammad  <br/><br/>
Experimental Investigation of Active Flapping for Energy Harvesting: A Comparative Analysis between Circular and C-type Cylinders / 
Muhammad Talha 
 - 68p.  Soft Copy  30cm 
<br/><br/> The demand for renewable energy resources is increasing day by day. The most efficient sources<br/>of energy include hydroelectricity and nuclear power plants. The focus is to develop a sustainable<br/>system with minimum cost investment. This study evaluates the generation of electricity through<br/>active flapping of the piezoelectric flag that generates electricity through turbulence in the moving<br/>fluid. This research compares electricity generation when a circular/solid and C-shaped cylinder<br/>is placed at 90 degrees to the moving fluid. The study experiments with different gap widths and<br/>velocities of the moving fluid to find the ideal setup. The gap width between the cylinders and the<br/>flapping flag varies between 2.0D ≤ Dx ≤ 4.0D. Also, the moving fluid velocity varies from<br/>0.136m/s ≤ v ≤ 0.3m/s. The experiment shows that a C-type cylinder gives more power than a<br/>circular cylinder. The study strengthens the development of renewable energy applications by<br/>offering comprehensive details on the best configuration for piezoelectric-based energy harvesters<br/>in fluid flow parameters. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MS Mechanical Engineering      
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621