A review on the performance of Savonius wind turbines

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 3054-3064

  Akwa, João Vicente ^a   Vielmo, Horácio Antonio ^a   Petry, Adriane Prisco ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic coefficients; Performance; Review; Savonius wind turbines

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS; AIR FLOW; AIR STREAMS; LOW NOISE; MOVING PARTS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE GAIN; POWER COEFFICIENTS; REDUCING WEAR; SAVONIUS ROTOR; SAVONIUS TURBINE; SAVONIUS WIND TURBINE; TIP SPEED RATIO;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; REVIEWS;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84858718603     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.02.056     Document Type: Review

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