An Experimental Wind Park at Rotem Industrial Park

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Leviathan Energy Ltd. is implementing a small-scale experimental wind park within Rotem Industrial Park that is running since operations early in 2008. The park is demonstrating different ways of applying fluid dynamic enhancements to wind turbine power for utility, medium-size, and small horizontal axis wind turbines and for small vertical axis wind turbines. Based on designs developed using principles of physics and the discipline of computational fluid dynamics, these designs have implications for the efficiency of other kinds of energy production as well, particularly tidal energy.

The main experimental turbines are as follows:

  1. A control horizontal axis turbine
  2. The same turbine with a small version of a utility-turbine flow deflector
  3. The same turbine with a small version of a medium-size turbine flow deflector
  4. The same turbine with a new class of aerodynamic shroud
  5. The same turbine with a new class of aerodynamic shroud plus special aerodynamically designed blades
  6. A slightly larger turbine to compare the experimental turbines with the effect of enlarging the blades
  7. A control vertical axis Savonius turbine
  8. The same turbine with aerodynamic enhancement
  9. A vertical axis lift-type turbine with aerodynamic enhancement
  10. A demonstration of a portable turbine that operates in extremely low wind

The aim is to use the results of these experiments to validate theoretical models of wind flows and to make a practical demonstration of the cost-effectiveness of these technologies, even in a mild climate such as Israel’s.

The vertical axis turbines are quieter and easier to use near people and buildings, such as rooftops. Leviathan Energy will begin to commercialize these designs by providing flow-enhanced small turbines for small-scale use and large flow enhancement structures for energy farm use.

It is also planned to make a demonstration of an application of its new hydroelectric turbine by building a small hydroelectric storage model nearby. This new turbine can be used in a pipe and in currents and streams.

Leviathan Energy is a company with inventions in wind, waves, hydroelectric, and underwater power. These inventions will improve the cost-effectiveness of energy capture over current technologies by amounts ranging from 10-500%.

Demonstration of Vertical Axis Aerodynamic Turbine

Contact us

Leviathan Energy Ltd. Dr. Daniel Farb, Email: sales@leviathanenergy.com
 
Rotem Industrial Park, Mishor Yamin, D.N Arava 86800, ISRAEL
Tel: +972-8-6564769, Fax: +972-8-6555984, Email: meni@rotemi.co.il


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