Wind energy conversion: The potential of a novel ducted turbine for residential and commercial applications

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 4 B, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Goudarzi, N ^a   Zhu, W D ^a   Bahari, H ^b  

^a University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^b Bahari Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; HOUSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NOZZLES; TURBINES; WIND POWER;

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; DUCTED TURBINES; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; MAINTENANCE FREE; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; VELOCITY COEFFICIENTS;

TOWERS;

EID: 84903458302     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2013-63006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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