Measurement station with mast of 19 m has been established in a built- up area, near the sea shore to
study the structure of a coastal location‘‘Port Said’’on Suez Canal–Mediterranean Sea intercept in
Egypt. Fromouranalysisofthewinddata,animportantcharacteristicisrevealedinthatthewind
speed SpringmonthsaremorethanthatinWinterperiod.Thischaracteristicisoppositetothe
prevailingwindspeedparametersinmostEuropeancountries.Thispaperalsogivesadetailedanalysis
of measuredfrequencydistributionsandmonthlywindspeedvariationwithairtemperaturethatcan
exploitedinthebestwayforfastwindmachines.
A numericalmodelwasintroducedtocalculatethemonthlyandannualaveragewindenergyflux
and foundtobequitemoderate(inexcessof92kW/m2 per yearat50mhubheight)forthisarea.
It appearsfromourresearchthattheexpectedenergyfromthewindinPortSaidregion–whichis
nearly likeanisland–liesinthemediumrange.Thispotentialcanbeconvertedtoelectricalenergy
speciallyintheSpringmonths.However,animmediateapplicationseemstobelimitedtoelectricity
generationusingmediumsizewindfarmsandwaterpumping. |
