Greening Your Home - Wind Turbine
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Pardon_You
03-04-09, 11:40 PM
Anyone see how they measure wind speed, They use little cups on the end of a spinning shaft called Anemometer
Just out of curiosity does anyone think it would Be Simple to build and would work well to use a Anemometer ish design With bigger Rectangle Triangle ish fins instead of cups.
Probably planing on 3 or 4 foot tall fins by 6-8 inch wide stuck together at 90degrees to make a fin. Maybe 6x Fins total on design
Just out of curiosity does anyone think it would Be Simple to build and would work well to use a Anemometer ish design With bigger Rectangle Triangle ish fins instead of cups.
Probably planing on 3 or 4 foot tall fins by 6-8 inch wide stuck together at 90degrees to make a fin. Maybe 6x Fins total on design
energysaverdave
03-19-09, 10:55 AM
Anyone see how they measure wind speed, They use little cups on the end of a spinning shaft called Anemometer
Just out of curiosity does anyone think it would Be Simple to build and would work well to use a Anemometer ish design With bigger Rectangle Triangle ish fins instead of cups.
Probably planing on 3 or 4 foot tall fins by 6-8 inch wide stuck together at 90degrees to make a fin. Maybe 6x Fins total on design
Interesting idea...I would love to see power ratings on such a device. I'm guessing they will only be a fraction of their traditional windmill cousins because of the surface area being affected.
Just out of curiosity does anyone think it would Be Simple to build and would work well to use a Anemometer ish design With bigger Rectangle Triangle ish fins instead of cups.
Probably planing on 3 or 4 foot tall fins by 6-8 inch wide stuck together at 90degrees to make a fin. Maybe 6x Fins total on design
Interesting idea...I would love to see power ratings on such a device. I'm guessing they will only be a fraction of their traditional windmill cousins because of the surface area being affected.
Pilot Dane
03-19-09, 02:35 PM
There is a reason 95% of windmills have propellers. It also explains why most airplanes, helicopters and boats use propellers.