Study of the Computational Domain Effect on the Aerodynamic Structure Around a Savonius Wind Rotor

Sobhi Frikha; Zied Driss; Hedi Kchaou; Mohamed Salah Abid

doi:doi:10.11648/j.ijfmts.20150102.11

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Study of the Computational Domain Effect on the Aerodynamic Structure Around a Savonius Wind Rotor

Sobhi Frikha, Zied Driss, Hedi Kchaou, Mohamed Salah Abid

Published in International Journal of Fluid Mechanics & Thermal Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 2)

Received: 18 May 2015 Accepted: 28 May 2015 Published: 29 May 2015

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effect of the computational domain on aerodynamic characteristics of the flow around a Savonius wind rotor. For thus, we have developed a numerical simulation using CFD code. The considered numerical model is based on the resolution of the Navier-Stokes equations in conjunction with the standard k-ε turbulence model. These equations were solved by a finite volume discretization method. Particularly, we are interested to visualize the velocity field, the mean velocity and the static pressure. The good comparison of our numerical results with anterior results confirms the validity of the numerical method.

Published in	International Journal of Fluid Mechanics & Thermal Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijfmts.20150102.11
Page(s)	20-24
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Turbulent Flow, Savonius Wind Rotor, CFD

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Sobhi Frikha, Zied Driss, Hedi Kchaou, Mohamed Salah Abid. (2015). Study of the Computational Domain Effect on the Aerodynamic Structure Around a Savonius Wind Rotor. International Journal of Fluid Mechanics & Thermal Sciences, 1(2), 20-24. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijfmts.20150102.11

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Sobhi Frikha, Zied Driss, Hedi Kchaou, Mohamed Salah Abid. Study of the Computational Domain Effect on the Aerodynamic Structure Around a Savonius Wind Rotor. Int J Fluid Mech Therm Sci. 2015;1(2):20-24. doi: 10.11648/j.ijfmts.20150102.11

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Sobhi Frikha

Laboratory of Electro-Mechanic Systems (LASEM), National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax (US), Sfax, TUNISIA
Zied Driss

Laboratory of Electro-Mechanic Systems (LASEM), National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax (US), Sfax, TUNISIA
Hedi Kchaou

Laboratory of Electro-Mechanic Systems (LASEM), National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax (US), Sfax, TUNISIA
Mohamed Salah Abid

Laboratory of Electro-Mechanic Systems (LASEM), National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax (US), Sfax, TUNISIA

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Sobhi Frikha; Zied Driss; Hedi Kchaou; Mohamed Salah Abid. Study of the Computational Domain Effect on the Aerodynamic Structure Around a Savonius Wind Rotor. Int. J. Fluid Mech. Therm. Sci. 2015, 1(2), 20-24. doi: 10.11648/j.ijfmts.20150102.11

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Sobhi Frikha, Zied Driss, Hedi Kchaou, Mohamed Salah Abid. Study of the Computational Domain Effect on the Aerodynamic Structure Around a Savonius Wind Rotor. Int J Fluid Mech Therm Sci. 2015;1(2):20-24. doi: 10.11648/j.ijfmts.20150102.11

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