Fundamentals/Wind-Driven Water - Hardcover

Kentfield, J.A.C

9782884492393: Fundamentals/Wind-Driven Water

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 2884492399 ISBN 13: 9782884492393

Publisher: CRC Press, 1996

Water-pumping mills are used in crop irrigation and water supply for livestock in various semi-arid regions around the world including the plains of North America. This technology is also a key to providing drinking water to people of developing countries. By providing a thorough treatment of the factors which affect the success of pump performance, combined with the fundamentals of machine design, this book distinguishes itself from a simple design manual. It allows the reader to determine the most efficient wind-pump configuration based on their specific needs and resources, and discusses the latest international developments in wind-driven water pumping technologies, including a survey of the advantages and disadvantages of the alternative configurations to the more "standard" designs.

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Review:

"I feel that this text represents a much needed reference book on the subject of wind-driven water pumping, and will become a future classic reference on the subject."-Professor J.G. McGowan of University of Massachusetts, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

About the Author:

John Alan Charles Kentfield is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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