Articles for mei 2019

KD 676 added

Report KD 676 has been added at the menu KD-reports. The tittle of this report is: “Calculations executed for the 2-bladed rotor of the VIRYA-2.22 windmill (lambda design = 5, stainless steel blades) using the axial flux PM-generator of Hefei Top Grand model TGET260-0.5KW-350R”. The VIRYA-2.22 has also been added to the folder of the VIRYA-1.75 W and the VIRYA-1.8W.

KD 608 reviewed

Report KD 608 has been reviewed. The thickness of the aluminium rotor blades has been increased from 1.5 up to 2 mm. A new chapter 9 has been added in which the use of a steel stator sheet has been investigated. Some minor changes have been made in the report.

KD 672 added, KD 490 reviewed

Report KD 672 has been added at the menu KD-reports. The tittle of this report is: “Use of the VIRYA-1 or the VIRYA-1.25AF for pumping of drinking water using a 12 V battery and a pump with a 12 V, DC motor”. Although the VIRYA-1 is a small windmill with a rotor diameter of only 1 m, it is big enough to pump a flow q of 200 litres water per day against a height H = 17 m at a wind speed less than 3 m/s.

Report KD 490 “Water pumping with a windmill” has been reviewed such that report KD 672 is now also mentioned.