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Slatted-blade Savonius wind-rotors

P. Reupke, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1991 - 
- Vol. 40, Iss: 1, pp 65-75
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The Savonius rotor can develop a relatively high torque at low rotational speeds and is cheap to build, but it harnesses only a small fraction of the wind energy incident upon it as mentioned in this paper.
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This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 1991-01-01. It has received 47 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Rotor (electric) & Turbine.

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On the performance analysis of Savonius rotor with twisted blades

TL;DR: In this paper, a three-bladed rotor system has been tested in a low speed wind tunnel, and its performance has been compared with conventional semicircular blades (with twist angle of 0°) on the basis of starting characteristics, static torque and rotational speed.
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An experimental and numerical study on the improvement of the performance of Savonius wind rotor

TL;DR: In this article, a curtain has been designed to increase low performance of the Savonius wind rotor, a type of vertical-axis wind rotor and the effect of this curtain on the static rotor performance has been analyzed both experimentally and numerically.
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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 enhancements on vertical axis wind turbines using flow augmentation systems: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors extensively review various flow augmentation systems and attempts to provide information to researchers on current augmentation techniques and other relevant research, which is able to increase the coefficient of power, CP, hence improving the output power of different types of VAWTs.
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The use of a curtain design to increase the performance level of a Savonius wind rotors

TL;DR: In this article, a curtain design has been arranged so as to improve the low performance levels of the Savonius wind rotors, and performance experiments have been carried out when the rotor is with and without curtain.
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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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Vertical-axis wind turbine: A modified design

TL;DR: In this article, parts of each Bach-type blade of a conventional Savonius rotor have been replaced by four flaps, which open when moving into the wind, so the drag on the blade is then reduced.
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