Savonius vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT)

• Main Author: Chen, Zhengnian.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Alternative, renewable energy sources
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49425
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In recent years, there has been increasing awareness of the energy crisis that followed our unsustainable exploitation of fossil fuels and this has sparked interests in developing alternative methods to fuel our ever increasing energy needs. One such alternative sources of energy is the wind. Althou...