The esthetics problem reminds me of the time the local Melbourne, Florida city council wanted to ban satellite TV dishes because they didn't please the eye. I...
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kirk
kirkmcloren
Jan 5, 2003 7:59 pm
Have a URL? Kirk ... From: garciah [mailto:garciah@...] Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 5:53 AM To: awea-wind-home@yahoogroups.com; Michael Klemen ...
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garciah
garciah@...
Jan 5, 2003 8:30 pm
Kirk: I do not Nando ... From: "kirk" <kirk@...> To: "'garciah'" <garciah@...> Cc: <awea-wind-home@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, January 05,...
... Brainstormers, I spoke to my brother in law yesterday at his sons swim meet. He is a mechanical engineer-PE, not electrical. He said that he thinks that...
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RVD
RVDstudio@...
Jan 5, 2003 9:59 pm
Correction. Email can do this, sorry. I was making a joke yes, but I think it is one of the greatest energy things happening on the planet. The only negative...
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jim barr
wandana@...
Jan 5, 2003 10:59 pm
I'm sure I will regret this but... If it is a sealed unit, how does the cooler air enter at the base and what is the cause of the turbulence several thousand...
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mainman@...
Jan 6, 2003 12:39 am
... From: "jim barr" <wandana@...> To: <mainman@...>; <awea-wind-home@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, 06 January, 2003 9:15 AM Subject: RE:...
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kirk
kirkmcloren
Jan 6, 2003 12:39 am
I think your brother in law is right. As for terrestrial electricity such as between the ionosphere and earth I read that It was ...
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garciah
garciah@...
Jan 6, 2003 12:39 am
One of the factors is the temperature differential and another is the air density differential, another one is the heat harvesting from the sun and lastly how...
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garciah
garciah@...
Jan 6, 2003 3:49 am
As you can see, it is a thermal generation unit, where THERMAL convection forces air to move at a much greater speed. The chimney is use to just move the hot...
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chug
chug@...
Jan 6, 2003 12:08 pm
Greetings windnuts, I have been looking at this solar tower stuff with great interest, I have followed up the various links and found the original prototype...
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Conrad D Wenham
cdw@...
Jan 6, 2003 12:08 pm
Any list members harboring lingering doubts about the negative pitch issue are referred to "Blade Design Procedure v2," by Hugh Piggott, dated 1 October 1996,...
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Tom
aggie109
Jan 6, 2003 2:48 pm
I too am attempting to design and build a second windmill for my house, but rather than buy one, I would like to attempt to build my own. Part of the problem I...
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garciah
garciah@...
Jan 6, 2003 3:48 pm
From this description you can calculate the wind speed generated by the design, asuming that the reported generated power was 50 KW. Nando Source: Schlaich...
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Jones, Martin TQT
mjones@...
Jan 6, 2003 4:03 pm
Tom, The battery you are charging, unless it is too small, should be adequate to limit the output voltage from one of the Ametek servo motors. In most cases...
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iusewind <iusewind...
iusewind
Jan 6, 2003 4:08 pm
hi, what amount of power can a 3 blade rotor that has a 46" diameter produce? thank you iusewind...
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IntegEner/InR
integener
Jan 6, 2003 4:18 pm
... From: Tom I too am attempting to design and build a second windmill for my house, but rather than buy one, I would like to attempt to build my own. Part of...
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M.S. Dickerson <ms...
msdickerson
Jan 6, 2003 5:58 pm
Just an observation from an old pilot about the sailplane idea of a slotted wing - The purpose of the slot is to prevent boundry layer seperation and the...
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M.S. Dickerson <ms...
msdickerson
Jan 6, 2003 5:58 pm
Sorry one more minor oberservation: on this topic "In one case the blade travels in a circle, in the other it usually travels straight, but can travel in a...
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M.S. Dickerson <ms...
msdickerson
Jan 6, 2003 5:58 pm
Hi Jim - I found this link: http://in.news.yahoo.com/030103/137/1zoxs.html It may help. steve d. ... and what ... of ... have a link ... of such a ... ...
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Frank R. Leslie
windenergyex...
Jan 7, 2003 2:01 pm
I've tested two identical Ametek 20V PM tape hub motors. (They are obsolete and dropped from the parts lists.) Forget what the driven rpm (crucial) was right...
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orvlynner@...
orvlynner
Jan 8, 2003 11:48 am
... Subject: pwr/rpm charts for small wind systems From: <orvlynner@...> Date: Mon, January 6, 2003 7:15 pm To: orvlynner@... I do not...
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Stephen Ames
amessc
Jan 8, 2003 11:48 am
I am interested in becoming a salesman or distributer for alternative energy products. I would like to hear from interested parties or anyone with info on how...
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dougselsam <direct...
dougselsam
Jan 8, 2003 11:48 am
... *****Tom: Two steel tubes, one telescopes inside the other. Cut a ring from the end of the wider tube and weld it onto the smaller tube near the top as a...
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Daniel Day
danielkday
Jan 8, 2003 11:48 am
Hello iusewind, Depends how fast the wind is going, & how good the blades & generator are. Here's the formula: (conversion efficiency)*(0.5)*(air...
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deion.campbell@...
Jan 8, 2003 11:48 am
It is interesting how this project is getting so much attention. Here in NZ we have enough trouble gaining planning (resource) consents for 40m individual...
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Alex G
stronghearted_1
Jan 8, 2003 11:52 am
Tom, I'm curious as to the type of setup that you are designing. Have you figured out what the annual avg wind speed is by you? On my end, I've decided to go...
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billglic@...
Jan 8, 2003 11:52 am
Might it be possible to put several diodes in parallel, each with its own normally closed relay, such that only the relay(s) that operate at a voltage higher...
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dougselsam <direct...
dougselsam
Jan 8, 2003 11:53 am
... The "Air-X" machine from Southwest Windpower http://www.windenergy.com has a 46" diameter, and is rated at about 400 watts at 27 mph. -Doug Selsam ...
