Darrieus wind-turbine and pump performance for low-lift irrigation pumping. Final report
In the Great Plains about 15 percent of the irrigation water pumped on farms comes from surface water sources; for the United States as a whole, the figure is about 22 percent. Because of forecast fuel shortages, there is a need to develop alternative energy sources such as wind power for surface water pumping. Specific objectives of this investigation were to: design and assemble a prototype wind-powered pumping system for low-lift (i.e., < 15 m head) irrigation pumping; determine performance of the prototype system; design and test an irrigation system using the wind-powered prototype in a farm application; and determine the size combinations of wind turbines, tailwater pits, and temporary storage reservoirs needed for successful farm application of wind-powered tailwater pumping systems in western Kansas. The power source selected was a two-bladed, 6-m-diameter, 9-m-tall Darrieus vertical-axis wind turbine with 0.10 solidity and 36.1 M/sup 2/ swept area.
- Research Organization:
- Kansas State Univ., Manhattan (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-76ET20319
- OSTI ID:
- 7101869
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ARS-3707-20741/81/1; ON: DE82016270
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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