Review of savonius wind turbine design and performance
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In this paper, the Savonius rotor was used to improve the performance of a wind turbine by optimizing the effects of different geometric parameters and by developing new design, which achieved an improvement in the coefficient of performance of 27.3% compared to the conventional rotor.About:
This article is published in Energy Procedia.The article was published on 2017-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 83 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Savonius wind turbine & Turbine.read more
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Optimal shape of thick blades for a hydraulic Savonius turbine
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed an optimal shape of the concave and convex sides of a hydraulic Savonius turbine to maximize the output power of the turbine by modifying the blade profile.
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Numerical and experimental study of a helical Savonius wind turbine and a comparison with a two-stage Savonius turbine
TL;DR: In this article, the aerodynamic performance of a helical Savonius rotor model with 180° twisted blades is investigated numerically and experimentally using the Finite Volumes Method performed by the solution of the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS).
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Optimal shape and position of a thick deflector plate in front of a hydraulic Savonius turbine
TL;DR: In this paper, an optimization procedure for the shape and position of a thick deflector plate in front of a hydraulic Savonius turbine to improve the output power of the system for a constant frontal area is described.
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Wind energy conversion system topologies and converters : comparative review
Kotb B. Tawfiq,Arafa S. Mansour,Haitham Saad Mohamed Ramadan,Haitham Saad Mohamed Ramadan,Mohamed Becherif,Elwy E. El-kholy +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative review on the wind energy conversion systems (WECS) is presented, where the horizontal and vertical types of wind turbines with their mathematical dynamic models are discussed.
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Wind Energy Scenario, Success and Initiatives towards Renewable Energy in India—A Review
TL;DR: In this paper , the crucial facets and advancement strategies that were approved and adopted by the Government of India for intensifying the country's own power safety, by the appropriate use of existing power sources.
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Wind tunnel performance data for two- and three-bucket Savonius rotors
TL;DR: In this article, a Savonius rotor wind turbine was tested in the Vought Corporation Systems Division 4.9- x 6.1m Low Speed Wind Tunnel to determine aerodynamic performance.
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Optimal blade shape of a modified Savonius turbine using an obstacle shielding the returning blade
TL;DR: In this article, the geometry of the blade shape (skeleton line) was optimized in the presence of the obstacle plate to increase the output power of a Savonius turbine.
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An experimental study on improvement of a Savonius rotor performance with curtaining
TL;DR: In this article, a new curtaining arrangement was introduced to improve the performance of Savonius wind rotors by placing a curtain in front of the rotor to prevent the negative torque opposite the rotor rotation.
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Performance Study of Modified Savonius Water Turbine with Two Deflector Plates
TL;DR: In this paper, the optimal position of the deflector plate (on advancing blade side) placed upstream to the flow which would result in an increase in power generated by the rotor was identified.
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Performance improvement of Savonius rotor using multiple quarter blades – A CFD investigation
Sonu Sharma,Rajesh Kumar Sharma +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of a new configuration of Savonius rotor with the conventional one, using numerical simulation approach, is compared using an estimation and comparison of the performance in terms of Coefficient of Performance.
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