AN

UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT
ON
DATA ACQUISITION OF WIND PARAMETERS IN THE
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS.
PRESENTED TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, AKOKA

BY

OGBU, PAUL UCHENNA

110404055

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF B.Sc. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING.
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, LAGOS, NIGERIA.

PROJECT SUPERVISOR: DR. OLUWO

SEPTEMBER, 2018

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 CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that this project titled “DATA ACQUISITION OF WIND
PARAMETERS IN THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS”
submitted to the department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University
of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, is a record of the original project carried out by Ogbu, Paul
Uchenna, 110404055 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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Student’s Name Date

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Supervisor’s Name Date

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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I am indeed grateful to God for his faithfulness and his direction from the beginning to the
end of my stay in this prestigious university. My profound gratitude goes first to my Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Ogbuonuma and also to my brother, Ogbu, Daniel for their encouragement,
prayers and support throughout my stay in the University. The success of this project is
predominantly due to the encouragement and never ending support I had from my family
members and friends.

First of all, I am immensely grateful to my supervisor, Dr. Oluwo who took interest in
ensuring I gave my all towards the success of this project with his corrections and advice.

I also appreciate all lecturers in the department of Mechanical Engineering who directly or
indirectly have deposited knowledge and virtues in me, which helped in the overall success of

this project.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE
Introduction 1
1.0 Background 1
1.1 Wind Power 2
1.2 Wind Turbine 2
1.3 Horizontal Axis Turbine 4
1.4 Vertical Axis Turbine 5
1.5 Sizes Of Wind Turbines 5
1.6 Wind Speed 6
1.7 List of various types of wind speed measuring devices 7
1.8 Problem statement 8
1.9 Significance of study 8
1.91 Aim and objective 9
1.92 Methodology 9
1.93 Scope 9
1.94 Expected outcome 9

CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review 10-11

CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Methodology
Materials and component selection 12
Materials 12
Methods 12
3.1 Weibull Distribution Parameter of wind speed 13
3.2 Power Density of the wind 13
Conclusion 14

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