Title :
Wind speed numerical simulation calculations for novel wind tunnel
Author :
Atieh, Ahmad ; Ahmed, Naseer ; Al Shariff, Samir
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Abstract :
Numerical simulations were conducted to calculate wind speeds at different position for recently proposed novel tunnel with conical shape and elevation height change structure. Wind speeds were compared with those for a straight conical tunnel with no elevation height change. Different wind speeds were applied at the inlet of the tunnel which represent the measured data for Medina, Saudi Arabia. The numerical simulations showed better performance of the novel tunnel compared to straight conical structure.
Keywords :
wind power; wind tunnels; Medina; Saudi Arabia; wind speed numerical simulation calculation; wind tunnel; Numerical models; Numerical simulation; Renewable energy sources; Shape; Wind energy; Wind power generation; Wind speed; novel wind tunnel; renewable energy sources; wind energy; wind flow in tunnels; wind tunnel;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable Energy Congress (IREC), 2015 6th International
Conference_Location :
Sousse
DOI :
10.1109/IREC.2015.7110961