A PROJECT REPORT

ON

HELICAL VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE

Submitted to

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ANANTAPUR,

ANANTAPURAMU.
For the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree

Of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Submitted by

KP.NEELIMA (15F15A0309)

N.GOWTHAM (14F11A0331)

T.VARADARAJULU (14F11A0350)

S.HEMANTH (14F11A0343)
Under the Esteemed Guidance of

Mrs. A.V.L.MRUDHULA, M.Tech.

Assistant Professor, Department of ME

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

NARAYANA ENGINEERING COLLEGE:: GUDUR

(Affiliated to JNTUA, Anantapuramu-515001, Approved by AICTE, New Delhi)

Gudur, SPSR Nellore (DT), A.P.

2014 - 2018
 NARAYANA ENGINEERING COLLEGE :: GUDUR
(Affiliated to JNTUA, Anantapuramu-515001, Approved by AICTE, New Delhi)

Gudur, SPSR Nellore (DT), A.P.

DEPARTMENT OF

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the project report entitled “HELICAL VERTICAL AXIS
WIND TURBINES” is being submitted by KP.NEELIMA (15F15A0309),
N.GOWTHAM (14F11A0331), T.VARADARAJULU (14F11A0350), S.HEMANTH
(14F11A0343) in partial fulfillment of the degree of BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING to the JNTUA, Anantapuramu.

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

Mrs. A.V.L MRUDHULA, M.Tech, Mr. B.V.KRISHNAIAH, M.Tech (Ph.D.)

Assistant professor, Associate professor & HOD,
Mechanical engineering, Mechanical engineering,
NEC, Gudur. NEC, Gudur.

Submitted for the university examination held on:

Internal Examiner External Examiner

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

An endeavor over a long period can be successful only with a device and support of
many well-wishers. We take this opportunity to express and appreciate all of them.

We wish to express my heart full thanks and deep sense of gratitude to the honorable
chairman P. NARAYANA Garu, for his encouragement and inspiration throughout the
process.

Our special thanks to Dr. CH.V.S.PARAMESWARA RAO Garu, Principal of

Narayana Engineering College, Gudur who provided us all the required facilities and helped
in accomplishing the project with in time.

We are thankful to Mr. B.V.KRISHNAIAH Garu, Head of the department for his
constant source of inspiration and motivation.

We are thankful to our project guide Mrs. A.V.L MRUDHULA, Assistant Professor
for his valuable guidance and efforts throughout the project.

Finally we would like to extend our deep sense of gratitude to all the staff members
(teaching and non-teaching), friends and last but not least greatly indebted to my parents who
inspired me at all circumstances.

KP.NEELIMA – 15F15A0309

N.GOWTHAM – 14F11A0331

T.VARADARAJULU – 14F11A0350

S.HEMANTH – 14F11A0343
 DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the project report entitled “HELICAL VERTICAL AXIS WIND
TURBINES” has been done by me under the guidance of assistant professor A.V.L
MRUDHULA, M.Tech. Faculty member NARAYANA ENGINEERING COLLEGE,
GUDUR. This project work has been submitted to NARAYANA ENGINEERING
COLLEGE, GUDUR, as a part of partial fulfillment for the degree of Graduate in Bachelor
of Technology.

I also hereby declare that this project report has not been submitted at any time to any other
institute or university for the award of any degree.

Place: Gudur Name Roll no

Date: KP.NEELIMA – 15F15A0309

N.GOWTHAM – 14F11A0331

T.VARADARAJULU – 14F11A0350

S.HEMANTH – 14F11A0343
 ABSTRACT

sWind power is the use of air flow through wind turbine to

mechanically power generators for electric power. Wind power, as an
alternative to burning fossil fuels, is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed,
clean, produces no greenhouse gas emission during operation, consumes no
water, and uses little land. The net effects on the environment are far less
problematic than those of non-renewable power sources. Wind farms consist
of many individual wind turbines which are connected to the electric power
transmission network .The main idea of the project is to increase the power
output of the turbine. Vertical axis wind turbine was chosen because of its
various advantages. It is easy to manufacture and installation and operation
cost is low. The power produced is less when compared to horizontal axis
wind turbine but it is comparatively cheap and is effective for household
purposes. Fibre reinforced plastics [FRP] was used for the manufacture of
the main nozzle setup whereas mild steel was used for turbine and the
stand. Thus the structure was made as robust and right weight as possible.
The main objective of the design is to increase the velocity of incoming air
with the help of nozzles and there By increasing the power output and
efficiency, The mechanisms used are made based on different calculation,
keeping various aspects and parameters in mind and is the first of its kind.
 LIST OF CONTENTS

S.NO TITLE PAGE

NO
1 1.1INTRODUCTION 1
1.1.1 Renewable energy 1

1.1.2 Non Renewable energy 2

1.2 Wind Turbines 2

1.3 Types Of Wind Turbines 4

1.3.1 Horizontal axis wind turbine 4

1.3.2 Vertical axis wind turbine 5

1.3.2.1 Darrieus wind turbine 6

1.3.2.2 Savonius turbine 7

1.3.3 Vertical axis helical blade wind turbine 7

1.4 Need Of The Turbine 7

2 LITERATURE REVIEW 10

3 FABRICATION OF HELICAL BLADES

13
3.1 Components Used 13
3.1.1 Main shaft 13

3.1.2 Support strips 14

3.1.3 Blades 14

3.1.4 Bearing 15
3.2 Materials Used

3.2.1 Mild steel 16

3.2.2 Fibre reinforced plastic 17

3.3 Model Design 19

 3.4 Fabrication
3.4.1 Welding 19

3.4.2 Machining 20
3.4.3 Metal cutting process 20

3.4.4 Drilling 22

4 WORKING PRINCIPLE
4.1 Working principle of helical axis wind turbine 24

4.2 3D representations of helical blades 28

4.3 Applications 28

4.4 Disadvantages of vertical axis wind turbines 28

4.5 Advantages of Helical vertical axis wind turbines 29

4.6 Disadvantages of Helical vertical axis wind turbines 30

5 METHODOLOGY

5.1Selection of aspect ratio, blade height and diameter 31

5.2 Calculation of swept area 31

5.3 Reynolds number 31

5.4 Calculation of power output 32

5.5 Readings 33

6 CONCLUSION

BIBLOGRAPHY
 LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE TITLE PAGE

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1.1 Wind Turbine 3

1.2 Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine 4

1.3 Darrieus Wind Turbine 6

1.4 Savonius Turbine 7

1.5 Helical Blade Wind Turbine 8

3.1 Main shaft 13

3.2 Support strips 14

3.3 Turbine Blades 15

3.4 Bearing 16

3.5 Model design 19

3.6 Arc Welding Machine 20

3.7 Lathe Machine 21

3.8 Metal Cutter 22

3.9 Bench Type Drilling Machine 23

4.1 Set up (a) 24

4.1 Set up (b) 25

4.1 Set up (c) 26

4.1 Working model (d) 27

4.2 3D Model 28
S.NO LIST OF TABLES PAGE NO

5.1 At normal weather conditions 33

5.1 At hilly areas with blower 34