Performance and safety of rooftop wind turbines: Use of CFD to gain insight into inflow conditions

Amir Bashirzadeh Tabrizi, Jonathan Whale, Thomas Lyons and Tania Urmee

Renewable Energy, 2014, vol. 67, issue C, 242-251

Abstract: The installation of small and medium-size wind turbines on the rooftops of high buildings has been often suggested by architects and project developers as a potential solution for achieving sustainable energy in building design. In such locations, however, because of the presence of buildings and other adjacent obstructions, wind is normally turbulent, unstable and weak, in terms of direction and speed. The use of wind turbines in the built environment poses challenges to overcome, including energy yield reduction due to lower mean wind speeds in urban areas, and environmental impacts because of their close vicinity to people and property.

Keywords: Small wind turbines; Built environment; CFD; Wind atlas software (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.11.033

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