Modeling and simulation of a bladeless wind turbine with vortex technology for runway application in the UAE

Vortex Bladeless Wind Turbines (VBWTs) are wind energy harvesting devices that work differently to the bladed Vertical and Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs and HAWTs), in which a buff body vibrates at a certain frequency through the flow stream to produce fluctuating forces from wind motion. The global demand for sustainable energy is growing rapidly, especially in the aviation sector. The target of this project is to design an environmentally friendly vortex bladeless wind turbine (VBWT) to be applied at the airport runaway. This paper aims to design, analyze, and simulate the VBWT system using 2-Way Fluid Solid Interaction (FSI) via ANSYS FLUENT, on two different flow cases related to the wind speed of the United Arab Emirates region. The fluctuation depends on the unsteady lift and drag forces generated and the effects become greater for free-end three-dimensional flexible cylinder. This mechanical oscillation dynamics can be enhanced via synchronization through resonance and later is converted to electrical energy.