Experimental Investigation of Savonius Wind Rotors in Open and Bounded Flows

• Main Author: Jin Ming, Goh
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2011
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7349/1/2011%20-%20Enviroment%20investigation%20of%20savonius%20wind%20rotors%20in%20open%20and%20bounded%20flows.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7349/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

The common practice of operating a Savonius rotor 1s m an open environment; however there are times when the rotor is fixed in a bounded environment and there might be changes in the performance of the rotor. The project aims to investigate the possible changes in the performance of the rotor. Th...