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6 inch quick-vawt | 15 comments (15 topical)
Re: 6 inch quick-vawt (3.00 / 0) (#13)
by feral air on Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 06:08:05 PM MST

Oh, I think I've seen those designs. Are they the ones where you put the blades around in a circle and angle 'em in slightly? There's a youtube vid that shows one that they pit against a Savonius...the squirrel cage wins, handily.

I would love to see a good break down of one of those. I mean, part of the reason I went this way is because of how easy they are but if it's not much harder to build a squirrel cage then I'm in. Especially if you've got a design that's actually producing something from a treadmill motor! Treadmill motors aren't exactly cheap but they're certainly available..

Oh yes, I'm intrigued.

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6 inch quick-vawt | 15 comments (15 topical)

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