IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF SAVONIUS WIND TURBINE THROUGH SHIELDING: NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY, 1-9.

Gerard Khoury, Zaki Alomar, Macole Sabat, Jihad Rishmany, and Michel Daaboul

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