Design of modified Magnus wind rotors using computational fluid dynamics simulation and multi-response optimization

• Main Authors: Lopez, Neil Stephen A., Mara, Brian, Mercado, Brian, Mercado, Luigi, Pascual, Miguel, Promentilla, Michael Angelo B.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Rotors; Aerodynamics; Magnus effect; Drag (Aerodynamics); Lift (Aerodynamics); Computational fluid dynamics; Cylinders; Fossil fuels; Surfaces (Technology)—Analysis; Mechanical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3817; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4819/type/native/viewcontent/1.4939192
• Institution: De La Salle University

Concerns on climate change and dwindling fossil fuel supply have renewed interest on alternative ways of harnessing renewable energy. Using rotating cylinders to generate lift from a fluid stream, a Magnus rotor can produce up to 10 times more lift compared to an airfoil. However, it is also produci...