The aim of this project was to design and construct a wind pump that is able to provide water to a rural third world village. This was achieved by using a Savonius-Darrieus turbine connected to a rope pump in order to create a system that was robust and easy to construct in a low-technology area. The pump proved to be a cost-effective, low technology method of pumping clean water.

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Creator

• Lima, Nicholas Alexander
• Ford, Gregory Andrew
• Hewey, Victoria Anne

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042313-214136

Advisor

• Savilonis, Brian James

Year

• 2013

Date created

• 2013-04-23

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright