Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.d7.0292
Numerical Investigation of Inner Blade Effects on the Conventional Savonius Rotor with External Overlap
Mohanad Al-Ghriybah
; Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, Malaysia
Mohd F. Zulkafli
; Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, Malaysia
Djamal H. Didane
; Department of Energy and Thermofluid Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, Malaysia
Abstract
The Savonius wind turbine is considered as one of the best vertical axis wind turbines for harvesting the kinetic energy from the wind in the urban areas, due to magnificent features such as high starting torque, low construction and maintenance costs, simple design, and self-starting ability especially at low wind speed. However, the conventional style of the Savonius rotor suffers from low efficiency. Consequently, modifying the configuration of the rotor may be an appropriate solution for providing electricity to the communities with no access to the power grid. Thus, this study aims to enhance the performance of the conventional Savonius rotor with an external overlap by adding an
inner blade to the rotor configuration. Hence, a comparison study between five new arrangements against the conventional rotor in terms of power coefficient (Cp) and torque coefficient (Ct) is performed through a two-dimensional simulation by using ANSYS Fluent 19.2. The k-ε/Realizable turbulence model is employed in the simulation. Results conclude that inner blade with an angle of 120° increases the power coefficient by 41%, 39%, and 7% at tip speed ratio (TSR) = 0.7, 0.6, and 0.5, respectively.
Keywords
Savonius; Vertical-axis wind turbines; Inner blade; External overlap; Wind energy; S-rotor.
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238747
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Publication date:
30.9.2020.
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