Savonius rotor is an attractive type of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) for small-scale and
urban applications, due to its simplicity in design and self-starting capability. However …

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 …

Savonius rotor is a vertical axis wind rotor that has a good attention due to its lower
fabrication cost and receives air from any direction. In the present computational work …

The Savonius hydrokinetic turbine (HKT) is both cost-effective and reliable, providing clean
energy with minimum environmental impact at low flow speeds. The efficiency of the …

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 …

This study focuses on improving the performance of Savonius hydrokinetic turbines (SHTs)
by analyzing the influence of blade aerodynamics and varying overlap ratios (e D= 0 to …

Fully enclosed noise barriers (FENBs) are increasingly being installed on high-speed
railway bridges for noise pollution control. However, the aerodynamic effects of high-speed …

Savonius vertical axis wind turbines, as a type of drag-based power generator
turbomachine, have long been characterized by low-efficiency challenges. One of the …

In this study, we propose a wind-direction adaptive piezoelectric energy harvester
employing a small wing passive control configuration (WDEH-SW) for bidirectional wind …

The internal to external pressure ratio in a large-span cylindrical roof building with a
dominant gable opening fluctuates dramatically between 0 and 1, significantly impacted by …