"Jumbo" horizontal windmill

I am looking online for plans/designs for a "Jumbo" horizontal windmill.  Basically resembles a large "squirrel cage" blower out of a furnace or a/c unit.

My brain is convinced that this is a real thing it saw somewhere, but even the internet is like "news to me, bro".

So my questions to you:

1) Is this a real thing or am I just trippin?

2) Assuming the more flattering answer to the first question, do you know of any plans/designs for one?

Thanks all. :)

Change your search to "Vertical Axis"

Something like these:


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Thanks, folks, those are similar, but the thing I am thinking of was horizontal.

I still haven't found exactly what I was looking for, but think I'm getting closer.
(This is more of a rooftop thing though, of course.)


https://www.pinterest.com/pin/487936940872314817

I know you asked for squirrel cage what about horizontal helical turbines?

If the pictures that I posted are verticle then a water wheel would be horizontal?

Anne Miller wrote:If the pictures that I posted are verticle then a water wheel would be horizontal?

Yes,....the verticle versus horizontal refers to the axis or the spindle orientation.  The typical windmills of the Netherlands and on old farmsteads of the US along with the now-proliferating wind farms around the country are "HAWTs" --- Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines.  VAWTs are "verticle axis wind turbines" of the type shown  in your first post above, Anne.  On the one hand, a fair amount of evidence appears to support the greater efficiency of HAWTs in converting wind power to electrical energy....hence the greater number in use around the world.  On the other hand, I'm still intrigued by VAWTs which can claim to be more robust in turbulent, multi-directional winds, even if at the expense of efficient power conversion.   When we first moved onto our homestead, a HAWT would have been a no-brainer due to the wind potential and lack of trees.  Now, trees dominate the property and we would need significant elevation to put a HAWT high enough to avoid the turbulence from the tree-tops.  Wind still makes itself felt in the farmyard, but with greater turbulence than when we moved in.  In my mind, a medium wattage VAWT may still make sense if not too expensive, assuming that low watts ultimate will be generated by this lesser-efficent technology.  

All of the above written on my past understanding of the topic.  It's been some years now and perhaps newer technologies.....either in HAWTs being able to withstand greater turbulence, or VAWTs in gaining efficiency through engineering....have positively impacted the options available.

A few years ago saw some similar horizontal turbines mounted in holes in walls. A Australian company. This might be them:

https://www.solazone.com.au/vertical-axis-wind-turbines/q4-600-watt-1/

Investing in a very tall wind turbine tower is what holds me back. The tower can cost more than the turbine itself. I move every few years so it doesn’t make economic sense unless the new residents repay me. Perhaps it could be a requirement that every new structure needs to be built with its own energy source or not get a building permit? The property values might reflect a wind turbine tower?