ABSTRACT
To harness clean energy from the exhaust of induced draft cooling tower without affecting the performance of cooling tower. A vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) is mounted over the top of cooling tower in a cross wind orientation to utilize exhaust wind in a useful work done. This turbine system was not only recover the waste kinetic energy, but also be able to reduce the power consumption of fan motor and increase the intake speed of cooling tower. Wind energy from the outlet duct of this experimental setup of cooling tower utilize for the production of 12 Watt, which is 6.5 % of fan consumption. The overall turbine efficiency is 14.2 %.
