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My Swirled VAWT Idea | 20 comments (20 topical, editorial)
Re: My Swirled VAWT Idea (3.00 / 0) (#18)
by colej (colej@castle-ranch.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 09:53:13 PM MST
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I build something like this as a kid years ago and it worked as a whirlygig until the bashing and smashing tore it apart. My mom wanted me to put some kind of whistle on it to drown out the metal panels slapping against the frame, it disintegrated in a florida storm one day so she was pleased. She called it the worlds ugliest wind chime.

Now something like Ed Lenz's design with a slight rotation of the blades that would improve the airfoil as it rotated, maybe something like that could be incorporated in your design.

BTW - since I'm new to "real" turbine designs and thinking of producing power instead of annoying wind chimes and ugly whirlygigs, can someone tell me what "TSR" is? I keep seeing this term in relation to efficiency and have no clue.



My Swirled VAWT Idea | 20 comments (20 topical, 0 editorial)

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