Effects of blade configuration on flow distribution and power output of a zephyr vertical axis wind turbine.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Naterer, Greg F. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Rosen, Marc | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ajedegba, John Oviemuno | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-11-19 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-29T16:34:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-11-19T15:28:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-29T16:34:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-07-01 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering | |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Applied Science (MASc) | |
| dc.description.abstract | Worldwide interest in renewable energy systems has increased dramatically, due to environmental concerns like climate change and other factors. Wind power is a major source of sustainable energy, and can be harvested using both horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines. This thesis presents studies of a vertical axis wind turbine performance for applications in urban areas. Numerical simulations with FLUENT software are presented to predict the fluid flow through a novel Zephyr vertical axis wind turbine(VAWT). Simulations of air flow through the turbine rotor were performed to analyze the performance characteristics of the device. Major blade geometries were examined. A multiple reference frame (MRF) model capability of FLUENT was used to express the dimensionless form of power output of the wind turbine as a function of the wind freestream velocity and the rotor's rotational speed. The simulation results exhibit close agreement with a stream-tube momentum model. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10155/11 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | advanced heat transfer | en |
| dc.subject | advanced energy systems | en |
| dc.subject | fuel cells and hydrogen systems | en |
| dc.subject | wind power and small scale hydropower | en |
| dc.subject | solar cells and solar collectors | en |
| dc.title | Effects of blade configuration on flow distribution and power output of a zephyr vertical axis wind turbine. | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Applied Science (MASc) |