Experimental Study of The Fan Turbine Performance in Oscillating Water Column with Airflow System in Venturi Directional

Abstract

The Indonesian Ocean Energy Association has ratified the potential for ocean wave energy in Indonesia with a theoretical potential of 141,472 Megawatts. Unfortunately, this vast potential has not yet been utilized optimally in the Indonesian seas. Ocean wave energy technology has developed rapidly in various countries worldwide. One of the most famous ocean wave power generation technologies is the Oscillating Water Column (OWC), which utilizes airflow from ocean waves oscillating movement. Inspired by OWC, an innovative ocean wave power generation technology model was designed using a simpler fan turbine because it is directly integrated with an electric dynamo and an internal flow system in a venturi tube which can increase airspeed based on the concept of continuity theory. The experiment's results succeeded in creating up and down movements of ocean waves with a high tide of 15 cm and a low tide of 12 cm. Ocean wave oscillations can produce gusts of air with a speed of 1.56 m/s. The final result is obtained by model performance with an average turbine rotation speed of 42.191 rpm, an average electric voltage of 0.809 volts, and a more optimal turbine efficiency of 67.9%.