This study examines the literature on improving the low performance of Savonius wind
turbines, which are a type of vertical axis wind turbine. The literature studies on improving …

Savonius hydrokinetic turbine is a viable technology for producing small-scale hydropower.
The present numerical study proposed a novel deflector system to guide the incoming water …

The Savonius wind turbine has been identified to have low power and torque coefficients.
Numerous blade shapes and modifications have been proposed to improve its performance …

Amidst growing global concerns over climate change and escalating greenhouse gas
emissions from fossil fuels, the pursuit of renewable energy sources has become critical …

Wind energy is gaining special interest worldwide due to the necessity of reducing pollutant
emissions and employ renewable resources. Traditionally, horizontal axis wind turbines …

Featured Application This work analyzes the Savonius vertical axis wind turbine. A new
geometry inspired the Fibonacci's spiral was analyzed, obtaining a considerable …

In this study, the turbine performances of Savonius wind turbines were investigated in the
case of dual usage. While implementing the dual use of the Savonius wind turbine, a flat …

The present work proposes an artificial neural network (ANN) to analyze vertical axis wind
turbines of the Savonius type. These turbines are appropriate for low wind velocities due to …

This article presents the results of experimental and numerical studies on a single coherent
rotor blade. The blade was designed for a vertical-axis wind turbine rotor with a self …

This paper focused on the investigation of the blades for a carousel rotor of a wind turbine
with a vertical axis. Cross sections of the single coherent (SC) and the dual coherent (DC) …