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ABSTRACT
The Savonius wind turbine (SWT) is a famous type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) that accepts wind from all directions, particularly suitable for various applications including the design of small-scale wind turbines. This study evaluates the potential installation of a simple 2-bladed SWT on Queen Alya’ airport highway, Amman, Jordan. The strategic objective of this work was to design and install the SWT prototype at different sites along the airport road to define the most efficient location for capturing wind energy. The SWT rotor was fabricated via galvanized steel sheets. The self-starting ability of the rotor was examined by determining the torque coefficient at different angles of attack. The field tests were carried out by employing the turbine at three different locations along a six-lane highway (including the left, right, and middle sides of the highway). It was found that the proposed turbine has a cut-in wind speed of 2.5 m/s. Furthermore, the torque coefficient values indicated that the proposed rotor has a strong self-starting capacity. Field studies also revealed that the rotational speed of the turbine differs at various positions of the wind turbine. In addition, the results highlighted the significance of wind directions relative to vehicle directions for generating wind power on highways. The established Savonius rotor exhibited a maximum coefficient of performance of 0.25 with operational TSRs up to 0.7. Overall, a maximum enhanced rotational speed of about 53% was attained by positioning the turbine in the middle of six-way-lane highways.
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Mohanad Al-Ghriybah
Mohanad Al-Ghriybah is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Isra University, Jordan. He obtained a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Al- Balqa’ Applied University, Jordan in 2015, an M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, North Cyprus in 2017, and a Ph.D. in Wind Engineering from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia in 2020. His areas of interest are Wind Energy, Solar Energy, CFD, Wind Turbines, and Wind Energy Assessment.
Ismail I. Hdaib
Ismail I. Hdaib has completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering, June - 2009 University of Jordan, Amman–Jordan, with Thesis Subject as Inhibitory Effect of Some Additives on Combustion of Methane-Air Flame. Before he completed his B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, July-1998, Applied Sciences University, Amman. Experience of academic as employee for Renewable Energy Engineering Department – Isra University, JOR, Mar. 2023 – Till Now [Associate Professor], Renewable Energy Engineering Department – Isra University, JOR, Oct. 2017 – Mar. 2023 [Assistant Professor] and Mech. Engr. & Supervisor Applied Science University, JOR, Mar. 2003 - Aug. 2008 [Teaching Assistance]. Experienced as Construction Management for MEP works as Mech. Tech. Head. (Design and Construction) Saudi Bin Ladin Group. (PBAD) KSA - Sep.2010 – Sep.2017, Mech. Head Assist, Bitar Office - Consult, Engr., and Project. Mngr. JOR, Jun.2008 - Aug. 2010, Sr. Mech. Engr., (Design & Supervision), Essam Shehemat Eng. Office, JOR, Aug. 2006 - Jun. 2008, Mech. Project Engr., (Construction), Eng. Mohammad Abu Syam Est. JOR, Mar. 2003 - Jul. 2006, and Mech. Engr., Qatar Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense, QAT, Oct. 1998 - Mar. 2003.
Abdelmajeed Adam Lagum
Dr. Abdelmajeed Adam Lagum is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Isra University. He received a Ph.D. degree from Concordia University in 2019, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Benghazi in 2008 and 2012, respectively. Dr. Lagum’s fields of expertise include Water, Energy and the Environment. He recently authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed journals about environmental decontamination, water purification, wastewater treatment, electrochemical treatment, photocatalytic treatment, membrane separations and membrane fouling, nutrient removal, resource recovery, hydrogen production, solar cells and wind turbines. He is also involved in work related to anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox), the scale-up of mainstream and sidestream anammox processes, plastic media and attached biofilm growth, in addition to integration process designs and transition to sustainable technologies. Dr. Lagiem has established collaborations with scientists and researchers from around the world, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Peru, Ecuador, China, Malaysia, India, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Iraq and Jordan. Dr. Lagum is an active reviewer for more than 25 scientific journals including top 5% journals such as Chemosphere, Bioresource Technology, and Journal of Cleaner Production. He has supervised more than 20 Capstone Projects, MSc Students and Summer Interns.