Thakur, Sandip2022-02-012022-02-012020-07MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN AND ENGINEERINGhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/8011Energy Harvesting (EH) from transverse galloping of bluff bodies can be used to convert wind energy into electrical power to develop self-powered devices (like sensors).Energy Harvesting (EH) from transverse galloping of bluff bodies can be used to convert wind energy into electrical power to develop self-powered devices (like sensors). This paper focuses on the numerical investigation of flow-induced vibration based energy harvesting by the use of piezoelectric material. Different turbulence models are analyzed for the CFD simulations of which the Realizable k-ϵ model yielded the most accurate solution. Two way coupled fluid-structure interaction simulation is carried out to get the displacement of a square base prism and the result is used to calculate the power produced. A maximum power output of 2.1 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 is predicted at a wind velocity of 12 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠.enEnergy Harvesting (EH)Thesis