How to Make a Wind Turbine Using Wooden Propeller

Let’s make a DIY horizontal axis wind turbine project using a real wooden propeller. I have already created two horizontal and two vertical axis wind turbine projects for the New Physicist. You can find those tutorials on this blog by searching ‘DIY wind turbine’.

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Supplies

1 meter Long/2.5″ width/ 1″ dia
Wood Pieces 3 Nos
Supporting Wood pieces for tail and hub
GI Pipes in Required length
Geared DC motor as Dynamo
Other Foundational Requirements
You need an Angle grinder/sander
Wood/Metal Cutting Tools, both hand and Powered
Welding Machine and other Necessary Tools
Drill and all required Drill bits
Paint,
sanding paper and Brushes

Fixing Blades Together

A wind turbine propeller blade as an aerofoil cross-section. Refer to the second image. We have to carve an aerofoil from the wood pieces. Three such aerofoil blades are needed to make a wind turbine.

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Dynamo, Gear Box, and Tail

The homemade wind turbine propeller is ready. I suggest you use teak wood. So that you can easily sand them and carve the required shape. The most important and tricky part of a wind turbine is its propeller. Rest is a piece of cake. Make sure each blade weighs the same. Unless they are equal we cannot balance the propeller perfectly. Any imbalance caused by weight difference will lead to a drop in performance.

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