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why ship the junk to china? | 6 comments (6 topical, editorial)
Re: why ship the junk to china? (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by Stonebrain on Sun Aug 24th, 2008 at 12:43:10 PM MST
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"traditionaly big vertical axis mills were used to grind grain into flour
i watched a tv show were some guys did just that."

In fact I never saw vawts grinding grain.
where was that?

cheers,
stonebrain



Re: why ship the junk to china? (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by electrondady1 on Sun Aug 24th, 2008 at 01:11:24 PM MST
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Persia, long long ago.

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Re: 1,000 BC Persian VAWT? (3.00 / 0) (#5)
by spinningmagnets (velmis1450bc(at)aol(dot)com) on Sun Aug 24th, 2008 at 02:30:40 PM MST
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Here's a good animation:

http://www.windpower.org/en/tour/wtrb/persian.htm

And here's a pic of the real deal:

http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/exhibitions/energie/power-engines/wind-power/

"The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese" -Larry the Cable Guy

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Re: why ship the junk to china? (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by richhagen (richhagen (a t) Juno.com) on Mon Aug 25th, 2008 at 12:12:24 AM MST
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Here is a photo of the ruins of an old Persian VAWT:



Then there was Jacques write up of his tour of a 150 year old grain grinding HAWT mill in the Netherlands:
http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2008/1/27/0144/86608
Rich
'A Joule saved is a Joule made'
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why ship the junk to china? | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 editorial)

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