Performance Analysis of Savonius Wind Rotor for Directed Flow Operation

• Main Authors: Al-Kayiem, Hussain H., Sa'adaldeen, A. E.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/4153/1/Wind_tunnel%2C_CADME2007.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/4153/

The Savonius wind rotor is commonly used in a free air stream environment and is installed vertically. In the present work, the rotor is subjected to mathematical modeling and numerical analyses to study it’s suitability for energy conversion in artificial wind generator. In this application, the ro...