International Engineering Students Conference 2020

Design Optimation the Blade Thickness of Vertical Axis Darrieus

Wind Turbine

Sirojuddin1*, H. Suharjo1 and S. Harahap1

1
Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta 13220, Indonesia
*e-mail: sirojuddin@unj.ac.id

Abstract. The design blade thickness of the Darrieus wind turbine must be optimized. This research
aims to find the optimum blade thickness so that weight and strength can be optimum. The design is
started by carrying out preliminary calculations to find the optimum dimensions based on a wind
speed of 5 m/s. The blade design is first drawn in 2D using the AutoCAD software and then continued
to make 3D and analysis of material stress is carried out in the Autodesk Inventor software. The
optimization value of the yield stress is compared with the stress that occurs ≥ 4,0 ul (unitless). The
analysis of material stress in the Autodesk Inventor software concludes that the most optimum
configuration for the safety factor is the B-3 variant.

Keywords: Blade Thickness, Darrieus Wind Turbine, Safety Factor, Stress Analysis

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