A case study covering solar air cooling design using solar thermal flat panel and Li-Br absorption chiller is available for those who are interested in this subject. Hope you find it useful.
Vertical Axis wind Turbine
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I was a late finding this thread, however;
I have tried "Wind Funneling" to increase the rotational speed of a VAWT. With low wind velocity the turbine spun faster. However, with turbulent wind it was apposing the helical vanes and escaping around the turbine.
Last week the...