Optimised design and dimensioning of low-technology wind pumps

L.-C. Valdès and B. Ramamonjisoa

Renewable Energy, 2006, vol. 31, issue 9, 1391-1429

Abstract: This article describes the currently operational version of the low-technology wind pump of high efficiency, as presented in [Valdès L-C, Raniriharinosy K. Low technical wind pumping of high efficiency. Renewable Energy 24 (2001) 275–301]. The pump, made entirely of wood and using roller bearings for the rotating links and a rubber membrane for water tightness, is of a more modular conception. Its manufacture is slightly more complicated, but its dimensioning has been greatly simplified, its reliability significantly improved and the use of wind energy optimised.

Keywords: Wind pump; Savonius rotor; Wooden displacement pump; Low-technology; Wooden roller bearing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.06.016

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