Open AccessDownstream Wind Flow Path Diversion and Its Effects on the Performance of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
Author(s) -
Abdul Latif Maganhar,
Altaf Hussain Rajpar,
Saleem Raza Samo,
Muhammad Ramzan Luhur
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pakistan journal of scientific and industrial research. series a: physical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2223-2559
pISSN - 2221-6413
DOI - 10.52763/pjsir.phys.sci.58.3.2015.142.148
Subject(s) - downstream (manufacturing) , vertical axis wind turbine , turbine , flow (mathematics) , marine engineering , rotor (electric) , path (computing) , environmental science , wind tunnel , mechanics , meteorology , geology , physics , engineering , aerospace engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , operations management , programming language
In the present experimental study efforts have been made to analyse path diversion effect of downstream wind flow on performance of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). For the blockage of downstream wind flow path at various linear displaced positions, a normal erected flat wall, semi-circular and cylindrical shapes were tested for path diverting geometries. Performance of VAWT in terms of improved rotor speed up to 45% was achieved.