USAGE OF HORIZONTAL TURBINE TYPE WINDMILL TO HARNESS WIND ENERGY IN TRAINS

B.P.AADHITYA1 R.ARUN BALAJI2 C.MAHESH3 , DR.C.ELANCHEZHIAN4

1,2,3-bachelor of mechanical engineering, sri sairam engineering college,chennai.

4-professor,department of mechanical engineering , sri sairam engineering college

ABSTRACT
Wind turbines are a very good device to convert wind energy into electrical when coupled with an alternator. However, for the wind turbines to function effectively, they need a steady supply of wind. That is the reason the wind mills are constructed on the mountain slopes, so that there is a steady flow of air. In trains, we can get such kinds of steady flow of air for long durations, which can be effectively used to run these wind turbines. When these wind turbines are placed in the roof of trains and are coupled to an alternator setup, we can harness wind energy for our use. Vertical axis (Horizontal Turbine) rotors can be either drag-or lift-based. The cup anemometer is an example of a drag-based, vertical axis wind device. The drag on a cup is greater when its concave side faces the wind which causes the device to rotate. Lift also plays a small part: the cups crossing the wind experience a small lift because their convex surfaces deflect the wind and causes a pressure reduction. The main virtue of the cup anemometer is that it tends to rotate within a narrow range of TSRS under all conditions, so its rotational speed is closely proportional to wind speed.