UNDIP – Semarang (November 7, 2024). Students from the Mechanical Design Engineering Study Program at the Vocational School of Universitas Diponegoro, who formed the Archimedes Screw Turbine Team, won third place in the 2024 Sobat Competition organized by PT United Tractors Tbk. The team, consisting of Verma Ardian, Fikri Adi Saputro, Sundhari Maharani, and Bagus Dwi Prasetyo, under the guidance of Sri Utami Handayani, S.T., M.T., presented an innovation titled “Analysis of the Archimedes Screw Turbine with Variations in Water Discharge and Installation Angle.”
This innovation aims to harness renewable energy through the use of the Archimedes screw turbine. By analyzing the variations in water flow and the turbine’s installation angle, the Archimedes Screw Turbine Team from Mechanical Design Engineering provided a solution for optimizing renewable energy use.
The competition involved three rigorous selection stages. In the first stage, 282 innovative works from various universities across Indonesia were screened down to the top 15 for the second stage. In the second stage, participants submitted their ideas in the form of a scientific article, and only the top 5 moved on to the final round. The final stage involved presenting to a panel of judges from October 16-18, 2024, at UT School Jakarta. Guidance and support from Sri Utami Handayani, S.T., M.T., motivated the team to perform their best in the finals.
The Archimedes Screw Turbine Team also had the opportunity to participate in a two-day expo to celebrate PT United Tractors’ Anniversary. The expo took place on October 17-18, 2024, in the Ballroom of PT United Tractors’ Head Office. The team had an extraordinary experience at the event, which was attended by all employees up to the board of directors and featured various subsidiaries and partners such as PT Pama Persada, PT Turangga Resources, PT Komatsu Remanufacturing Asia, and PT United Tractors Pandu Engineering (PATRIA), among others.
The achievement of the Mechanical Design Engineering Team is not only a source of pride for its members but also serves as an inspiration for other students to continue creating and innovating solutions for environmentally friendly and sustainable energy in the field of renewable energy.
