| Here's my game plan. I have two sections of 8 inch stove pipe. I plan to have 1/4 of the pipe turned to form the cup and then clamp the other 3/4 to a section of 1/8 x 1 angle iron to hold it straight. This will form the pipe into a "J" shape. I'm going to make two of them and have them facing each other. Question is what spacing do I need to have using these materials and what diameter circle for the top and bottom. Or a link with the ratios for sizing would be helpful. I know there are better designs but I'm doing this with the materials at hand. I have a quill shaft from a riding mower deck I plan to use on the base for the VAWT to turn on. This will give me a place to later attach a generator. Next question is what size/watt generator will this design be able to run? I want a simple and easy generator design. If it made 100w 12VDC I'd be happy. This is my first attempt at a power producing mill and I like the VAWT for it's looks. I have a VAWT sitting in the front yard I built a long time ago out of a 55 gallon barrel to just watch spin and it's stayed togather through 2 hurricanes. It's not secured down by anything other than the weight of itself. Later I may build a HAWT as my skills improve. I'm open for suggestions. TheEquineFencer at AOL.com. |
|
|
Total Views
|
|
96 Scoop users have viewed this posting.
|
|
