Commercial small-scale horizontal and vertical wind turbines: A comprehensive review of geometry, materials, costs and performance

A Rosato, A Perrotta, L Maffei - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The effective exploitation of renewable energy sources is one of the most effective solutions
to counter the energy, environmental and economic problems associated with the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the Performance of Savonius Wind Turbines: A Review of Advances Using Multiple Parameters

AG Chitura, P Mukumba, N Lethole - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The need to globalize and implement the fourth industrial revolution has led to increased
interest in research on renewable energy harvesting equipment. Wind and solar have been …

Effects of axisymmetric-omnidirectional deflector on aerodynamics of modified Bach Savonius rotor for power enhancement

SS Tomar, A Dewan, TP Singh - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
A Savonius turbine can be highly effective for mountainous terrains and hydro channel
applications with low flow speeds, owing to its low cut-in speeds, ease of maintenance, and …

Investigation of a helical Savonius turbine with a deflector system

A Ayadi, M Mosbahi, H Nasraoui, Z Driss - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing demand for renewable energy sources to meet electricity needs has
underscored the importance of exploring new resources of renewable energy. Among the …

Blade optimization design of Savonius hydraulic turbine based on radial basis function surrogate model and L-SHADE algorithm

X Ji, X Lu, H Li, P Ma, S Xu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The blade is the component responsible for capturing energy in the Savonius hydraulic
turbine, and a good blade shape can extract more energy from the flow field. The shape of …

Exploration of energy conversion and loss on Savonius turbines in vortex flow fields

S Yan, G Zhao, Q Cai, J Liang, Y Zhang, B Wang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar vortex engines (SVE), an emerging renewable energy technology, utilize solar thermal
energy through a concentrated updraft vortex. It has been recognized that updraft vortices …

Using 2-bladed Savonius rotor to harvest highway wind energy at airport: A case study

M Al-Ghriybah, II Hdaib… - Energy Sources, Part A …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The Savonius wind turbine (SWT) is a famous type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) that
accepts wind from all directions, particularly suitable for various applications including the …

Performance assessment of Savonius wind turbine: Impact of the cylindrical deflectors with natural shapes

AD Le, VH Doan, PNT Thu, HT Tran, VA Truong… - Ocean …, 2025 - Elsevier
Savonius wind turbine, with various advantage features, is expanding its application for
energy harvesting in urban and offshore environments. However, the drawback of this …

Numerical investigation on performance enhancement in a drag-based hydrokinetic turbine with a diffuser

CY Ng, NR Maldar, MC Ong - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
While the ocean offers significant potential for harnessing hydrokinetic energy, extracting
this energy in regions with low flow velocity remains a challenge. The objective of this study …

Two-stage Taguchi-based optimization on dynamically-vented blade flaps to enhance the rotor performance of a Savonius turbine

H Fatahian, Z Mohamed-Kassim - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Among the vertical-axis turbine groups for small-scale wind and hydrokinetic applications,
the Savonius type is considered practical due to its simple construction, easy maintenance …