Design and Structural Testing of Blades for a 2MW Floating Tidal Energy Conversion Device

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Tidal Energy ◽  
Structural Testing ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
Energy Company ◽  
Tidal Turbine ◽  
Strength And Durability ◽  
Energy Conversion Devices

Abstract. The floating tidal energy is increasingly recognised to have the potential of delivering a step-change cost reduction to the tidal energy sector, by extracting energy from deeper water sites through energy conversion devices. To ensure the normal operation of a tidal energy convertor within its service life, the device should be designed properly and evaluated through a series of strength and durability testing. The Large Structures Research Group at NUI Galway is working closely with, renewable energy company, Orbital Marine Power and, blade manufacture, ÉireComposites Teo, to design and test the next generation of SR2000 tidal turbine blade, with aims to increase the turbine power production rate and to refine the design for low cost. This paper presents a brief description of the structural design and testing of a blade for the O2-2000 tidal turbine, one of the largest tidal turbines in the world. NUI Galway will utilise their in-house software, BladeComp, to find a blade laminates design that balances both blade strength and material cost. The structural performance of the designed blade will be assessed by conducting static and fatigue testing. To achieve this objective, a support frame to fix the blade is designed, a load application device is introduced and the methodology for design tidal loading conversion is proposed in order to complete the testing at NUI Galway.

Design and Development of a Real-time Characterization System for Energy Conversion Devices

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 007-013
Author(s):  
J. Riquelme A. ◽  
P. J. Sebastian ◽  
S. A. Gamboa ◽  
J. Campos
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Electronic Circuit ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Stable State ◽  
Electronic System ◽  
Feedback Control System ◽  
Electrical Load ◽  
Energy Conversion Devices

In this communication it is presented an electronic system for acquiring data from experimental energy conversion devices such as solar cells and fuel cells for micro-electronic applications. The electronic system consists of a software installed in a personal computer and an electronic circuit coupled to a four-wire terminal where the electrical variables like voltage and current can be measured from experimental cells. The software contains a feedback control system for allowing the maximum power transfer from the energy conversion device to the electrical load. It is possible to record and plot the obtained data in real time for a dynamic analysis of the experimental devices at transient or stable state conditions. It is a portable and low-cost device useful for educational and research purposes.

Nanostructured Carbon Electrodes for Increased Power Density in Flow Thermo-Electrochemical Generator Heat Sinks

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali H. Kazim ◽  
Baratunde A. Cola
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Electrochemical Cell ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Heat Sinks ◽  
Density Flow ◽  
Electrochemical Generator ◽  
Energy Conversion Devices ◽  
Further Development

Heat is a by-product of all energy conversion mechanisms. Efforts to utilize and dissipate heat remain a challenge for further development and optimization of energy conversion devices. Stationary thermo-electrochemical cell is a low cost method to harvest heat; however, it suffers from low power density. Flow thermo-electrochemical cell (fTEC) heat sink presents itself as a unique solution as it can simultaneously scavenge and remove heat to maintain devices in the operating range. In this work, multiwalled nanotube (MWNT) electrodes have been used and electrode configuration has been changed to maximize the temperature difference over a small interelectrode separation. As a result, power per unit area of fTEC heat sink has been improved by more than seven-fold to 0.36 W/m2.

scholarly journals Nanoplasmonic for Solar Energy Conversion Devices

Solar Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samy K.K. Shaat ◽  
Hussam Musleh ◽  
Jihad Asad ◽  
Nabil Shurrab ◽  
Ahmed Issa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Solar Energy Conversion ◽  
Energy Conversion Devices

scholarly journals Bridge Damage Detection Approach Using a Roving Camera Technique

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darragh Lydon ◽  
Myra Lydon ◽  
Rolands Kromanis ◽  
Chuan-Zhi Dong ◽  
Necati Catbas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
Laboratory Model ◽  
Traffic Patterns ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Bridge Model ◽  
Detection Approach ◽  
Bridge Damage ◽  
Computer Vision Technology ◽  
Climate Events

Increasing extreme climate events, intensifying traffic patterns and long-term underinvestment have led to the escalated deterioration of bridges within our road and rail transport networks. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems provide a means of objectively capturing and quantifying deterioration under operational conditions. Computer vision technology has gained considerable attention in the field of SHM due to its ability to obtain displacement data using non-contact methods at long distances. Additionally, it provides a low cost, rapid instrumentation solution with low interference to the normal operation of structures. However, even in the case of a medium span bridge, the need for many cameras to capture the global response can be cost-prohibitive. This research proposes a roving camera technique to capture a complete derivation of the response of a laboratory model bridge under live loading, in order to identify bridge damage. Displacement is identified as a suitable damage indicator, and two methods are used to assess the magnitude of the change in global displacement under changing boundary conditions in the laboratory bridge model. From this study, it is established that either approach could detect damage in the simulation model, providing an SHM solution that negates the requirement for complex sensor installations.

Tailoring the Co4+/Co3+ active sites in single perovskite as a bifunctional catalyst for oxygen electrode reactions "

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song-Jeng Isaac Huang ◽  
Adil Muneeb ◽  
Sabhapathy Palani ◽  
Anjaiah Sheelam ◽  
Bayikadi Khasimsaheb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Precious Metal ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Bifunctional Catalyst ◽  
Oxygen Electrode ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
New Class ◽  
Electrode Reactions ◽  
Energy Conversion Devices

Developing a non-precious metal electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is desirable for low-cost energy conversion devices. Herein, we designed and developed a new class...

scholarly journals Preparation and Antimicrobial Activity of Chitosan and Its Derivatives: A Concise Review

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3694
Author(s):  
Luminita Georgeta Confederat ◽  
Cristina Gabriela Tuchilus ◽  
Maria Dragan ◽  
Mousa Sha’at ◽  
Oana Maria Dragostin
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Pharmacological Properties ◽  
Natural Polymers ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Resistant Strains ◽  
Strength And Durability

Despite the advantages presented by synthetic polymers such as strength and durability, the lack of biodegradability associated with the persistence in the environment for a long time turned the attention of researchers to natural polymers. Being biodegradable, biopolymers proved to be extremely beneficial to the environment. At present, they represent an important class of materials with applications in all economic sectors, but also in medicine. They find applications as absorbers, cosmetics, controlled drug delivery, tissue engineering, etc. Chitosan is one of the natural polymers which raised a strong interest for researchers due to some exceptional properties such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, nontoxicity, non-antigenicity, low-cost and numerous pharmacological properties as antimicrobial, antitumor, antioxidant, antidiabetic, immunoenhancing. In addition to this, the free amino and hydroxyl groups make it susceptible to a series of structural modulations, obtaining some derivatives with different biomedical applications. This review approaches the physico-chemical and pharmacological properties of chitosan and its derivatives, focusing on the antimicrobial potential including mechanism of action, factors that influence the antimicrobial activity and the activity against resistant strains, topics of great interest in the context of the concern raised by the available therapeutic options for infections, especially with resistant strains.

Self-encapsulating Ag nanospheres in amorphous carbon: A novel ultrathin selective absorber for flexible solar-thermal conversion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Cheng-Bing Wang ◽  
Jinzhu Yang ◽  
Jiulong wang ◽  
Wenhe Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Amorphous Carbon ◽  
Thermal Conversion ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Solar Absorbers ◽  
Energy Conversion Devices

Solar-thermal conversion is very appealing for various applications, especially in wearable energy conversion devices. Despite various solar absorbers having been developed, they are usually suitable only for rigid substrates. Hence...

Low Cost Silicon for Solar Energy Conversion Applications

1978 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. H. Schwuttke ◽  
T. F. Ciszek ◽  
K. H. Yang ◽  
A. Kran
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Solar Energy Conversion

Tailoring Ni-based catalyst by alloying with transition metals (M = Ni, Co, Cu, and Fe) for direct hydrocarbon utilization of energy conversion devices.

2017 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 399-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seona Kim ◽  
Chanseok Kim ◽  
Jun Hee Lee ◽  
Jeeyoung Shin ◽  
Tak-Hyoung Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metals ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Energy Conversion Devices
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