Subventions et des contributions :

Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019).

In this project, a new generator of electrical energy from a water stream will be investigated for scalability of the concept. Thisx000D
generator consists of an array of hydrodynamically-shaped bodies that when immersed in a water stream oscillate about theirx000D
longitudinal axes. The forced periodic motion of the bodies is used to generate electric power. The concept was alreadyx000D
demonstrated in a simple installation, but its scalability to a large production unit consisting of many bodies remains to be proved.x000D
For this, a prototype consisting of two bodies aligned along their longitudinal axis of oscillation will be constructed, instrumentedx000D
and placed at Carleton University's water channel for measurements. In particular, answers of fundamental questions such as thex000D
hydrodynamic interference between the two bodies, effect of their sizes, relative distance between them will be sought. Answers ofx000D
these question will allow the optimization of the array of bodies towards the manufacturing of an industrial production unit.