Performance parameters of Savonius type hydrokinetic turbine–A Review

A Kumar, RP Saini - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy crisis and high emission of fossil fuels are major driving forces for develo**
renewable energy based technologies. In order to meet growing demand for energy …

A review of the optimization studies for Savonius turbine considering hydrokinetic applications

NR Maldar, CY Ng, E Oguz - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The trend of utilizing renewable energy sources is witnessing a brisk growth around the
world. Among the various sources of renewable energy, hydropower is considered the most …

Experimental investigations on single stage modified Savonius rotor

MA Kamoji, SB Kedare, SV Prabhu - Applied Energy, 2009 - Elsevier
Conventional Savonius or modified forms of the conventional Savonius rotors are being
investigated in an effort to improve the coefficient of power and to obtain uniform coefficient …

Parametric analysis of model Savonius hydrokinetic turbines through experimental and computational investigations

PK Talukdar, A Sardar, V Kulkarni, UK Saha - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The drag-based Savonius hydrokinetic turbine (SHT) has an enormous potential for small-
scale power generation from free-flowing water and it can be deployed especially at sites …

On the performance analysis of Savonius rotor with twisted blades

UK Saha, MJ Rajkumar - Renewable energy, 2006 - Elsevier
The present investigation is aimed at exploring the feasibility of twisted bladed Savonius
rotor for power generation. The twisted blade in a three-bladed rotor system has been tested …

An experimental study on improvement of a Savonius rotor performance with curtaining

BD Altan, M Atılgan, A Özdamar - Experimental thermal and fluid science, 2008 - Elsevier
This study introduces a new curtaining arrangement to improve the performance of Savonius
wind rotors. The curtain arrangement was placed in front of the rotor preventing the negative …

Four decades of research into the augmentation techniques of Savonius wind turbine rotor

N Alom, UK Saha - Journal of Energy Resources …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The design and development of wind turbines is increasing throughout the world to offer
electricity without paying much to the global warming. The Savonius wind turbine rotor, or …

Evolution and progress in the development of savonius wind turbine rotor blade profiles and shapes

N Alom, UK Saha - Journal of Solar Energy …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The blade profiles and blade shapes of vertical-axis Savonius wind turbine rotors have
undergone a series of changes over the past three decades. Wind turbine aerodynamicists …

Numerical study of detailed flow field and performance of Savonius wind turbines

T Zhou, D Rempfer - Renewable energy, 2013 - Elsevier
The Savonius vertical axis wind turbine is simple in structure, has good starting
characteristics, relatively low operating speeds, and an ability to accept wind from any …

Review of experimental investigations into the design, performance and optimization of the Savonius rotor

S Roy, UK Saha - … of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The Savonius rotor is a drag-based vertical axis wind turbine and is used as an alternative
source in small-scale energy generation. Design simplicity, low-cost, easy installation, good …