03 August, 2017

Renewable Energy is an emerging sector for the sustainable socio-economic development of the
country. Day by day, renewable energy technologies are upgrading and developing in a continuing
manner. By the next decade, it is expected to generate most of the power using non-conventional
energy resources which will help to mitigate the world energy crisis. Department of Mechanical and
Chemical Engineering is offering courses related to Renewable Energy since long time and become a
very important subject of choice by the students. However, the department has very limited laboratory
facilities for conducting relevant experiments. It is a sensible demand for the students to be more
exposed to sustainable renewable energy technologies and to understand the challenges of the future.
So, it is necessary to establish renewable energy laboratory with modern equipments to allow
student’s performing hands on experiments and gather useful knowledge. Therefore, following
equipments will be required for conducting the Renewable Energy related experiments. It is important
to note that such laboratory equipments may preferably be procured from the reliable brand
ELETTRONICA VENETA, Italy. They provide good quality equipments at competitive price.
Addition of these equipments will enhance experimental capacity of Renewable Energy Lab. In order
to justify the need of these equipments a list of Experiments that will be conducted under the
Renewable Energy course has been attached.
Source of
Sl No. Name of equipment’s and apparatus Qty Price (BDT)
fund
Automated Integrated Photovoltaic-Wind Power 19,30,000.00
1. 01
System (See attached for technical specification)
Accessories Self
a. Solar Tracking Module 630,000.00 finance
2. 01
b. Electric Battery Charger budget
c. Portable Rheostat (Code-
2,560,000.00 3301)
Total

Submitted for kind approval and if approved, the necessary instruction may kindly be given to the Head, P & D
to initiate the procurement process.

Dr. Md. Hamidur Rahman

Lab-in-charge, (Thermal, Renewable,
Refrigeration and Air-conditioning)
MCE Department

Head, MCE

Pro-Vice Chancellor

Vice Chancellor
Automated Integrated Photovoltaic-Wind Power System (See attached for technical
specification)

1. Photovoltaic solar array mounted on castors:

• Stainless steel frame

• Photovoltaic panel including two modules, 120 W peak power each

2. Horizontal axis wind power generator:

• Aluminium generator body

• 3 composite material blades (rotor diameter 1.17 m):
- Energy output: approx. 30 kWh/month at 5.8 m/s (13 mph)
average wind speed
- Startup Wind Speed: 3.6 m/s (8 mph)
- Survival wind speed: 49.2 m/s (110 mph)
• Permanent magnet brushless alternator
• Microprocessor-based controller
- Output voltage: 12 V dc
- Overspeed protection: electronic torque control
• Stainless steel supporting pole
- Length 1.5 m
- Outer diameter: 48,1 mm
- Mounting kit
3. Mobile photovoltaic solar array:
• Wheeled stainless steel frame
• Photovoltaic panel including two modules,
115 W peak power each
• Solar tracker:
- automatic/manual two axes tracking: RIGHT/LEFT
and UP/DOWN for maximum insolation
- solar sensors assembly
- actuators with DC motors
4. Mobile control panel:
• Wheeled steel structure with:
- front side: comprehensive colored diagram of the system
- back side: AC loading system consisting of 5 30 W
switchable lamps
- shelf for the buffer battery (12 VDC, 260 Ah)
• Hybrid charge controller:
- Max. power input from wind generator: 600 W
- Max. current input from wind generator: 40 A
- Max. power input from solar panel: 550 Wp
- Max. current input of the solar panel: 40 A
- Max. total charge current: 80 A
- Max. switch off current at LOAD-output: 15 A
- LCD-display for visualizing all operating parameters
- 5 touch keys
- 2 signaling LEDs
- Thermally switched vent for the correct operating
temperature
 - All types of lead batteries (Gel, AGM and acid) can be
charged
Sinewave inverter / battery charger featuring adaptive
charge technology and high speed power transfer switch:
- Inverter:
- Input voltage range: 9,5-17 VDC
- Output: voltage 230 VAC±2%, frequency 50 Hz ±0,1%
- Continuous output power at 25°C: 800 VA
- Continuous output power at 25°C: 700 W
- Peak power: 1600 W
- Charger:
- Input 187-265 VAC, 45-55Hz, Power Factor: 1
- Charge current battery: 35 A

5. Instrumentation, including:
• 4 instruments, microprocessor-based, for DC parameters
• 2 instruments, microprocessor-based, for AC parameters

6. Sensors
• 1 anemometer probe for measuring and transmitting wind speed to control
panel
• 1 temperature sensor for measuring and transmitting the environment air
temperature to control panel
• 1 pyranometer probe for measuring and transmitting photovoltaic panel
incident solar radiation to control panel
• 1 temperature sensor for measuring and transmitting photovoltaic panel
temperature to control panel

7. Portable Rheostat useful for tracing the photovoltaic panel

characteristic curve:
• Control slider
• Double winding each with 4 sections
• Ohmic value: 2 x 20 ohm
• Power: 1200 W

8. PC data acquisition
• All instruments and sensors, as described above, are
connected in Modbus network. This network is connected to a PC via an
adapter RS485/USB.
• A specific software (developed with LabView) is supplied to monitor the
different parameters of the system.
• Parameters displayed:
- all DC (V-I-P) and AC (V-I-P-S-Freq-Power Factor) parameters
- wind speed
- environment air temperature
- photovoltaic panel incident solar radiation
- photovoltaic panel temperature
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

Flat Plate Solar Collector:

01. Study of Construction and Working Principle of a flat plate solar collector.
02. Effect of Solar Irradiation on the Performance of a Flat Plate Collector.
03. Analysis of the efficiency and heat losses of the collector in use.
04. Study of the variation of incident energy on the collector and collector
inclination.
05. Study of the daily variation of incident energy and system performance.

Horizontal Axis Wind turbine:

01. Measurement of wind speed, turbine speed and power generation relationship.
02. Study of Lift, Drag and Moment Co-efficient.
03. Study of Turbine Performance at varying Tip speed ratio.
04. Study Mechanical Efficiency of wind turbine.
05. Measurement of air velocity before and after the turbine.
 08 August, 2017

Under the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, a Subsonic Wind Tunnel with flow visualization techniques
will be required to perform some state of art technology experiments such as aerodynamic drag and
lift, flow separation, boundary layer phenomena, characteristics of different aerodynamic shapes,
visualization of the flow over the body etc. Therefore, following equipments will be required for
conducting some Wind tunnel experiments. It is important to note that these laboratory equipments
may preferably be procured from a reliable brand TecEquipment Ltd., United Kingdom. They
provide good quality equipments at competitive price. Addition of these equipments will broaden
experimental capacity of the Fluid Mechanics Lab. In order to justify the need of these equipments a
list of Experiments that will be conducted under the fluid mechanics course has been attached.
Sl Source
Name of equipment’s and apparatus Qty Price (BDT)
No. of fund
SUBSONIC WIND TUNNEL STARTER SET
1,750,000.00
1. An open circuit suction subsonic wind tunnel. Basic Lift and 01
Drag Balance and a set of Three Dimensional Drag Models. Self
SMOKE GENERATOR finance
budget
2. This smoke generator allows the observation of airflow in 01 5,00,000.00
(Code-
subsonic wind tunnels and other airflow situations. 3301)
Total 2,250,000.00

Submitted for kind approval and if approved, the necessary instruction may kindly be given to the
Head, P & D to initiate the procurement process.

Dr. Md. Hamidur Rahman

Lab-in-charge, (Thermal, Renewable,
Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Lab)
MCE Department

Head, MCE

Pro-Vice Chancellor

Vice Chancellor
SUBSONIC WIND TUNNEL STARTER SET

Specification: Technical Parameters:

 300 mm × 300 mm × 600 mm
 Air velocity: 0 to 36 m.s-1
 Working section: 305 mm x 305 mm and 600 mm long (Min.)
 Noise levels: 80 dB(A) at operators ear level
Power supply: 220/380V AC, 50Hz, 1/3 Phase

SMOKE GENERATOR

Required Specification:
 Should produce a fine trace of smoke to allow students to see air flow in subsonic wind tunnel
 Probe shaped to minimize wake generation
 Low oil consumption
 Fully adjustable smoke strength
 Should be supplied with smoke oil and a spare heater tip
Power supply: 220~230V AC, 50Hz, 1 Phase

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS (to be conducted)

01. Pressure distribution over smooth and rough cylinder.
02. Pressure distribution over symmetric airfoils.
03. Pressure distribution over cambered airfoils & thin airfoils
04. Force measurement using wind tunnel balance.
05. Flow over a flat plate at different angles of incidence.
06. Flow visualization studies in low speed flows over cylinders.
07. Flow visualization studies in low speed flows over airfoil with different angle of
incidence.
08. Study of wind load on structure.
09. Aerodynamic study of different bluff body.
10. Boundary layer study of a Flat Plate.
11. Unsteady pressure distributions on a high rise building in the atmospheric boundary
layer.
12. Atmospheric vortex shading on the wake region.