Collaborative Activity as a Learning Tool to Improve Students Learning Experience in Core Mechanical Subjects

In this world of diminishing resources, renewable energy acts a significant role. The part of the renewableenergy in the future worldis of greatsignificance for the globalenvironmental constancy. Sun, wind and flowing or stored hydro energy are considered the most common renewable energy sources for power generation. The water wheels were progressive in the early ages for the power generation, due to their small contact area and large diameter they were unsuccessful in utilizing water energy successfully, therefore water wheels were less efficient. The kinetic energy available in the open channel water in stream is made use to create the impulse action on turbine blades. Experiment is done by using half and fully immersed turbine blades. The mechanical energy can be changed into electrical energy by the rotation offthe turbine. Step-up gear box is used to increase the speed of turbine from lower rpm to higher rpm. A three Phase alternator is used in the project. To extract more energy, turbine blades are made inclined. The result shows that it is possible to generate required output using fully immersed turbine blades.IJSRED-International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Developmen