Wind Flow Analysis of Twisted Savonius Micro-Turbine Array

This paper provides a computational analysis of wind impact on different geometric configurations of Savonius turbines proposed and previously studied in specialized literature. As a result of comparative analysis of turbines, we performed a flow analysis over a microturbine array, proposed a twiste...

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Autores: Jesús Antonio Alvarez-Cedillo, Mauricio Olguín-Carbajal, Juan Carlos Herrera-Lozada, Ramón Silva-Ortigoza, Jacobo Sandoval-Gutiérrez
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Repositorio:Redalyc-IPN
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:61541546015
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=61541546015
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Computación
low
Wind energy
aerodynamics
power turbines
fluid analysis
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Sumario:This paper provides a computational analysis of wind impact on different geometric configurations of Savonius turbines proposed and previously studied in specialized literature. As a result of comparative analysis of turbines, we performed a flow analysis over a microturbine array, proposed a twisted Savonius turbine respecting its original profile, and subjected it to a comparative analysis of its performance against conventional turbines. Our new proposal of Savonius turbines stands out due to its lower residual turbulence. The turbine dimensions are suited to the geometric relationships previously analyzed, and they are suggested in a way to respect the original profile of each turbine. The size of each turbine is small since its application is proposed for power generation in a low power array which can be placed on any building as part of its outer walls.