Experimental investigations on the effect of overlap ratio and blade edge conditions on the performance of conventional Savonius rotor

Wind Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-178

  Kamoji, M A ^a   Kedare, S B ^a   Prabhu, S V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Blockage ratio; Flat and round edge; Overlap ratio; Savonius rotor; Torque and power coefficient

Indexed keywords

BLOCKAGE RATIO; COEFFICIENT OF POWER; COEFFICIENT OF STATIC TORQUES; EDGE CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAT AND ROUND EDGE; OVERLAP RATIO; POWER COEFFICIENTS; ROTOR ANGLE; SAVONIUS ROTOR; STATIC TORQUE; TORQUE COEFFICIENT;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

TORQUE;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POWER GENERATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TORQUE;

EID: 54149089686     PISSN: 0309524X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/030952408784815826     Document Type: Article

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