A novel small scale efficient wind turbine for power generation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-85

  Ahmed, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; Power generation; Renewable energy; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

LOW COSTS; LOW NOISE; LOW WIND SPEED; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SMALL SCALE; SMALL SCALE POWER GENERATION; VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; POWER GENERATION;

WIND TURBINES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84874412136     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.01.023     Document Type: Article

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