Savonious Wind Generator

[irishman03]

I'm looking to build a Savonious wind generator, I was wondering if anyone could point in the direction of any specifications for building such a design.

[picmacmillan]

at the risk of throwing my education out the window...what does the word savonious mean?...i have read it here a few times but even www.dictionary.com does not have it?....nor does the dictinary in my house here?.......pickster

[newguy]

I think this is a savonious or it sometimes can be called a s-rotor

[skravlinge]

The original Savonius rotor is a closed S-shaped rotor. It is better to use an open S-shaped rotor, letting the wind pass to the back of the rotor.

See

http://home.messiah.edu/~jebeneze/WindEnergy/WindEnergy.htm

[skravlinge]

Have not tried to type Savonius in a google search?

[ghurd]

Google 'Sandia Savonious'. Here and on the web.

Someone here posted a nice diagram once.

The National Labs at Sandia did some nice research, but it could have gone a lot farther.

G-

[Gary D]

Ed at windstuff now made several prototypes with a small change. He calls it a lentz turbine. If you click on any comments he has made, then click on his homepage, it's under vwat. hope this helps... The largset prototype there was 2 feet by 2 feet I think. He has thoughts posted there that may help you. Great website! Lots of experiments and interests documented.  Gary D.