Experimental Investigation of Al6061/Al2O3 Composite and Analysis of its Mechanical Properties on Onshore Wind Tower using Hybrid Technique for Indian Condition

Abstract

This paper seeks to analysis of Al6061/Al2O3 microstructure metal matrix, composites fabricated by ultrasonic stir casting technique, for different weight percentage of reinforcement. An experimental set up was prepared to facilitate the preparation of required MMCs The results obtained from the experimental set up are used to analyze the buckling effect of the tower. The tower is analyzed for different materials for steel, concrete and hybrid on ANSYS and the design parameters such as radius of gyration, thickness and base dimensions are optimized using simulation technique. The main objective of this paper is to explore more wind potential by measuring the wind data at 150m height and to locate a safe and economic tower at this location, it will produce more power output and would boost the economy of India in a very rapid manner which is the current major issue of our society. In order to locate a 50m wind monitoring tower to measure the wind characteristics, we investigated the site near Paradip, Odisha (India) to locate wind tower and collected some wind data to incorporate into the design of tubular steel tower. This paper seeks to understand the design of tubular steel tower and its performance parameter up to 150m height, also it provides the stability analysis such as static, buckling and vibration using computer optimized approach.