A review of the optimization studies for Savonius turbine considering hydrokinetic applications

NR Maldar, CY Ng, E Oguz - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The trend of utilizing renewable energy sources is witnessing a brisk growth around the
world. Among the various sources of renewable energy, hydropower is considered the most …

Experimental and computational evaluation of Savonius hydrokinetic turbine for low velocity condition with comparison to Savonius wind turbine at the same input …

NK Sarma, A Biswas, RD Misra - Energy conversion and management, 2014 - Elsevier
The extensive depletion of the conventional sources of energy has forced the mankind to
explore every possibilities lying beneath the nature. The evolution and modification of the …

Performance parameters of Savonius type hydrokinetic turbine–A Review

A Kumar, RP Saini - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy crisis and high emission of fossil fuels are major driving forces for developing
renewable energy based technologies. In order to meet growing demand for energy …

Parametric analysis of model Savonius hydrokinetic turbines through experimental and computational investigations

PK Talukdar, A Sardar, V Kulkarni, UK Saha - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The drag-based Savonius hydrokinetic turbine (SHT) has an enormous potential for small-
scale power generation from free-flowing water and it can be deployed especially at sites …

Influence of overlap ratio and aspect ratio on the performance of Savonius hydrokinetic turbine

V Patel, G Bhat, TI Eldho… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A strong contender for the utilization of the hydropower sources is Savonius turbine because
of its good starting characteristics and simplicity in fabrication. The aim of the present work is …

Metamodeling-based parametric optimization of a bio-inspired Savonius-type hydrokinetic turbine

I Hashem, B Zhu - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydropower is one environmentally friendly option for meeting these energy demands.
Because such technologies do not require a weir or a dam, they may be used with minimal …

CFD analysis of performance improvement of the Savonius water turbine by using an impinging jet duct design

N Thakur, A Biswas, Y Kumar, M Basumatary - Chinese Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The majority of research on water turbines focuses on design improvement of large-scale
hydrokinetic turbines for power generation, which may have delayed the utilization of kinetic …

[HTML][HTML] Performance improvement of a new proposed Savonius hydrokinetic turbine: a numerical investigation

R Alipour, R Alipour, F Fardian, SSR Koloor, M Petrů - Energy Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Computational fluid dynamic analysis was conducted with a new proposed Savonius
hydrokinetic turbine with a parabolic blade shape specifically geared toward a small-scale …

A novel method of optimizing the Savonius hydrokinetic turbine blades using Bezier curve

TS Rengma, MK Gupta, PMV Subbarao - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewable electricity is increasingly gaining importance due to the quest for energy security
and the harmful effects of fuel-based energy sources. Savonius hydrokinetic turbine (SHKT) …

Optimal shape of thick blades for a hydraulic Savonius turbine

E Kerikous, D Thévenin - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Ever-growing energy demands and unacceptable emissions from fossil fuel combustion are
major driving forces for expanding alternative, green energy sources. Hydro-power is one …