Optimization Design of Goose-Leg Waterwheel Next-G to Extract Energy of Free Water Flow.

The object of this study was to optimizing design new technology in the form of a Goose-Leg water wheel from locally available materials and that was suitable for use in local condition with the view (i.e. free water flow) to increase national electricity supply to more remote areas. In order to further the objective, the water wheel vanes are to be designed employing simulation through Computational Fluid Dynamics to obtain an optimum vane width, to do this the following widths were analysed: (1) 600 mm, (2) 700 mm, (3) 800 mm and (4) 900 mm. The simulation process was enacted in 3 stages: preprocessing, solving and postprocessing. The optimization design produced the following results: (1) that moment pressure values rose in the 600 mm, 700 mm and 800 mm width vanes, (2) that moment pressure dropped with the 900 mm width vane, (3) optimum moment pressure was reached with the 800 mm width vane. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]