Simulation Of the Conical Gravitational Water Vortex Turbine (GWVT) Design in Producing Optimum Force for Energy Production

Sustainable electricity power supply is crucial especially for less populated rural area. Micro hydropower generation in area important providing off-grid This study aims to predict and harness from micro through conical gravitational water vortex turbine (GWVT) via SOLIDWORKS flow simulation. Conical GWVT under was designed as fully enclosed system with basin. Two different orientations were simulated i.e., vertical horizontal at blade angle designs 25°, 45°, 75°, 90°, 120° number of blades 8, 12, 18 while forces harnessed tangential (z-axis) direction. The simulation results showed that it possible run produce force design a system. It found orientation produced slightly higher than horizontally orientated turbine, using 12 runner 90° angles where the distributed 15.31N 14.12N respectively, are useful turbine’s torque small capacity prior actual set up, area, minimise cost implication construction issues.