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| Keywords: Low cost wind pump.JPG en A schematic of a low-cost do-it-yourself wind pump The schematic was hand drawn based on an image from the video at http //www natgeochannel co uk/programmes/planet-mechanics/videos/low-tech-pump A magnification on the construction of the rotary to linear motion conversion eccentric an alternative to a cam or crank is available at http //commons wikimedia org/wiki/File Rotary_to_linear_motion_conversion_eccentric JPG; the rotor blades were made from barrels see http //commons wikimedia org/wiki/File Barrel_to_rotor_blades_conversion JPG Note that the blades are placed at an angle of 45° to the wind A alternative for this pump mechanical/electrical for regions without wind with higher flow rate is the ISF water pump see http //www isf-iai be/index php id 43 The next version of the image should have the cam text replaced by eccentric or crank Own KVDP 2009-09-14 Wind pumps Linear movement Rotation | ||||
