Numerical Simulation and Visualization of The Flow Around Savonius Rotor

  • Miyashita Kazuko (Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences Ochanomizu University) ;
  • Kawamura Tetuya (Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences Ochanomizu University)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

Flow around Savonius rotor is studied by means of the numerical simulation. Three-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations are solved numerically. Overgrid system is employed in order to enable the flow calculation of complex geometry. The basic equations in each region are solved by using the standard MAC method. The physical quantities such as the velocity and the pressure among each region are transferred through the overlapping region which is common in each region. Some numerical results of static and rotating rotor will be presented.

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