Research Information System
12th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Environmental Protection, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 18 - 21 December 2019, vol.1, no.1, pp.539-544
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) can easily be mounted on building roofs and have more advantage
than Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs) in areas with turbulent flow. Savonius turbines have a lot of
advantages like high starting torque, simple in design, low price, compact in size, easy to install, capability
to operate independently in a wide range of wind directions and relatively low operating speed. In this study,
it has been investigated 6 different Savonius models. These models in two different blade types and 3
different blade numbers. The numbers of blade types have been selected as 2, 3 and 4 in turbine. Two
different blade types are drawn in Solidworks Program. All blade models are printed from 3D printer.
The experiments are carried out in the subsonic wind tunnel laboratory of the Faculty of Aeronautics and
Astronautics at Erciyes University. The test section of the wind tunnel has 15 Kw motor power. Test zone
inlet section is 0.57 m x 0.57 m and outlet section is 0.59 m x 0.59 m. The models have been mounted to the
torque meter. Measurements have been made at wind speeds between 1 m/s to 30 m/s with torque meter. The
performance values of each turbine have been measured. The most appropriate data has been obtained in
Type 2.