DESIGN A RESIDENTIAL VERTICAL WIND TURBINE FOR WATER HEATING

Abstract

Palestine needs to wind turbine compatible with the local weather and available wind speeds ,so we designed and built a small wind turbine meets this requirements and able to supply the most needed load in winter which is water heater. In this project, need to deal with the design of three blades with 1.5m length and diameter between the blades 1.5m cyclone vertical wind turbine. The cyclone wind turbine is a type of Darriues vertical axis wind turbine, which is used to produce power. The turbine consists of three straight blades, which are represented by airfoils that are connected to the rotating main shaft. In this project, the components required for this wind turbine like airfoil, main shaft and bearing are designed properly. The power calculations with respect to the velocity of wind are included. The components are fabricated from steel, aluminum and wood then all parts are assembled together after manufacturing of blades. This turbine capably to produce an electrical energy reach 300 Watt/hour at design point of 4 m/s.