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Design of a New Supersonic Shock Wave Generator and Application in Power Generation
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: Received: 28 April 2024 / Approved: 29 April 2024 / Online: 29 April 2024 (15:23:50 CEST)
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Hu, M.-S.; Hsu, U.-K. Design of a New Supersonic Shock Wave Generator and Application in Power Generation. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 5074. Hu, M.-S.; Hsu, U.-K. Design of a New Supersonic Shock Wave Generator and Application in Power Generation. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 5074.
Abstract
Wind energy is a kind of renewable energy with great potential for development. This study mainly investigated the application of shock waves generated by high-pressure gases (wind energy) for generating energy. In this study, we designed a new supersonic shock wave generator that can be reused without disassembling and assembling bolts and developed a supersonic shock wave monitoring system. This system monitored the velocity of the generated shock waves, which was Mach 3-5, and the output pressure was more than 100 times higher than the input pressure of the shock wave generator tank.Then, we developed a power generation system driven by supersonic shock waves based on the characteristics of the new shock wave generator, which can generate high-pressure and high-speed blast waves and can be reused. The shock wave generator can repeatedly generate high-pressure waves to drive the Tesla turbine and then the magnetic energy generator for power generation. We established a complete control process for power generation driven by shock waves by controlling the valve stem. The system can detect the tank pressure, output pressure, gas flow, rotation speed, voltage, and current during the control process for the performance analysis of power generation.
Keywords
renewable energy; high-pressure gas; supersonic shock wave; shock wave monitoring system; power generation system; automatic control process; power efficiency analysis.
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
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