01515nam a22001697a 4500082000800000100003100008245008000039264003800119300002600157500089600183650004401079700004001123856005701163942001301220999001901233952009301252 a621 aTanveer, Abdullah 9122758 aEnergy Harvesting by Bio-Inspired Inverted C- Cylinders /cAbdullah Tanveer aIslamabad : bSMME- NUST; c2022. a51p.bSoft Copyc30cm aIn a uniform flow, the interaction of piezoelectric flag with bio inspired C shaped bluff bodies was examined. Based on vortex-induced vibration, the piezoelectric eel converts the kinetic energy of flowing water into electrical energy. The flapping behavior of a piezoelectric flag in the wake of a bluff body was studied in terms of stream wise gap between piezoelectric flag and bluff body. The experiments were carried out by placing a conventional piezoelectric flag in the wake of a bluff body in a low-speed water tunnel and varying the stream wise gap (Gx) behind a bio inspired inverted C shaped cylinder to see how the vortices produced by the bluff body affected the flapping amplitude, frequency, and voltage generated by the piezoelectric flags. The effect of different bluff bodies and varying streamwise gap on energy harvesting was observed and optimal results were obtained. aMS Mechanical Engineering 9119495 aSupervisor : Dr. Emad Uddin9119529 uhttp://10.250.8.41:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/29536 2ddccTHE c609204d609204 00104070aSMMEbSMMEcEBd2024-05-21l0o621pSMME-TH-703r2024-05-21w2024-05-21yTHE