Diurnal characteristics of the wind potential along the North-western coast of Senegal

International Journal of Physical Sciences

B. Ould Bilal¹ 

关键词: Weibulldistribution;    wind potential;    diurnal characteristics;    seasonal characteristics.;   

DOI  :  10.5897/IJPS11.723

学科分类：物理（综合）

来源: Academic Journals

【 摘 要 】

This paper is aimed at determining the diurnal characteristics of the wind potential inSenegal. The data used in this study are collected from eight sites (Kayar, Potou, Gandon, Sine Moussa Abdou, Botla, Dara Andal, Nguebeul and Sakhor) located alongside theNorth-western coastofSenegal. These data cover the period of one year for each site. The annual wind speed distribution curves in all sites were obtained by using the Weibull distribution function.Theresultsobtainedshow thatthepower densityavailableis greaterduring thedry season than in the rainy season.In all sites,it appeared more important for the day-time thanthenight-time. For instance,the power density was 145.30 and 58.34 W/m² at the height of 20 m in the day and night, respectively in the site of Potou; it reveals 99.64 and 52.35 W/m² in the site of Kayar and 103.14 and 45.87 W/m² in Gandon during the same period and the same height. The corresponding average wind speeds are of 5.69 and 4.15 m/s in Potou, 5.04 and 3.80 m/s in Kayar and 5.13 and 3.77 m/s in Gandon.

【 授权许可】

CC BY