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#143467 - 08/10/08 07:47 AM Re: Vertical Axis Wind Turbines [Re: clarktx]
Raspy Enthusiast Registered: 01/08/04 Posts: 351 Loc: Centre Hall Pa	What you are looking for is called a SAVONIUS rotor. This should get you started. The Savonius Super Rotor http://www.motherearthnews.com/Renewable-Energy/1974-03-01/The-Savonius-Super-Rotor.aspx The Alternative Windmill [mostly pictures] http://www.southcom.com.au/~windmill/ Micro wind power with a Savonius rotor http://www.angelfire.com/ak5/energy21/microsavonius.htm My Savonius Rotor - Making Electricity [4 meg pdf] http://www.homesopen.com/wind/savonius.pdf EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF A SAVONIUS- DARRIEUS WIND MACHINE [pdf] http://cere.udc.edu/Gupta.pdf SAVONIUS ROTOR CONSTRUCTION [pdf] http://www.zhn.cz/literatura/uzitecne_manualy/cd3wd/other/Savonius%20Rotor%20Construction.pdf A homemade water pumping wind turbine http://www.angelfire.com/ak5/energy21/savonius.htm A new spin on an old twist. http://www.instructables.com/files/orig/FAG/WAR7/BRBEYKVV73O/FAGWAR7BRBEYKVV73O.pdf Building a Home Home-Scale Vertical Axis Wind Turbine http://carbon.cudenver.edu/engineering/P...escale_vawt.pdf Another Approch to Wind http://www.memagazine.org/backissues/membersonly/jun04/features/apptowind/apptowind.html _________________________ When in danger or in doubt run in circles scream and shout RAH And always remember TANSTAAFL
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Vertical Axis Wind Turbines	clarktx	08/10/08 04:36 AM
Re: Vertical Axis Wind Turbines	Raspy	08/10/08 07:47 AM
Re: Vertical Axis Wind Turbines	clarktx	08/10/08 10:49 PM
Re: Vertical Axis Wind Turbines	comms	08/11/08 02:07 AM

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