Characteristics of wind power on Savonius rotor using a guide-box tunnel

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 580-586

  Irabu, Kunio ^a   Roy, Jitendro Nath ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Area ratio; Guide box tunnel; Input control; Output improvement; Savonius rotor

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND EFFECTS;

AREA RATIO; GUIDE-BOX TUNNEL; INPUT CONTROL; OUTPUT IMPROVEMENT; SAVONIUS ROTOR;

WIND POWER;

MASS TRANSFER; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

EID: 35748944858     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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