Optimal Height for a Wind Tower on a Building in Yazd

Wind is one of the cleanest and cheapest renewable energies. One of the wind energy production technologies is use of small wind turbines installed in urban areas. However, installing these turbines in urban areas is associated with problems such as low wind speed and turbulence but if installed in the wrong location, their generated electricity is zero. In this study for the use of wind energy and installing the wind turbine on the building of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Yazd the flow of wind is simulated. With using meteorological data during the five-years, average wind speed was 2.534 m/s. velocity and turbulence at different heights have been investigated and the height of 22 m (7 meters from the roof of the building) is determined as appropriate height and ten points as appropriate locations. At one of this points wind speed is 4.69 m/s.