Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling of Savonius type vertical axis water rotor: Assessment of meshing dimensions and comparison with experiments
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: In this paper, we are interested in studying the hydrodynamic behavior of the Savonius rotors installed in a water channel. We performed a comparison of four different numbers of nodes and cells. A Hexahedral type is used. The finite volume method was employed to solve the Unsteady Navier-Stokes equations governing the transport of momentum. The present numerical observations reasonably, describe the numerical simulation of a Savonius-type vertical axis water turbine. The comparison with experimental results obtained from literature presents a good agreement. Key word: Savonius rotor, CFD, RANS, URANS.
Authors: Ibrahim MABROUKI, Abdelkader DJERAD, Mohamed OMRI, Zied DRISS, Mohamed Salah ABID
Institutions: University of Sfax, University Mohamed Boudiaf of M'sila
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7123248657
FWCI:
Cites:
Cited by:
Related to: