Influence of the deflector plate on the performance of modified Savonius water turbine

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3207-3217

  Golecha, Kailash ^a   Eldho, T I ^a   Prabhu, S V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Coefficient of power; Coefficient of torque; Deflector plate; Modified Savonius rotor

Indexed keywords

DRAG; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE SHIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COEFFICIENT OF POWER; COEFFICIENT OF TORQUE; CONCAVE SURFACE; CONVEX SURFACES; DEFLECTOR PLATE; DRAG FORCES; DRIVING FORCES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LOWER COST; MAXIMUM POWER; OPTIMAL POSITION; SAVONIUS ROTOR; THREE STAGES; TIP SPEED RATIO; TWO STAGE; WATER FLOWS; WATER TURBINES; WORKING MEDIUM;

ROTORS;

DESIGN METHOD; DRAG; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TORQUE; TURBINE; WATER FLOW;

EID: 79955477734     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.03.025     Document Type: Article

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