The rotor of the generator in CLearwater must be at least 30 feet tall. It would turn slowly in low wind. I never tried to find out who oned it or how much power it generated. But it was certainly quite.
GN jerry dycus wrote: > > Hi Gary and All, > --- "Dr. Gary Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have seen a unit with this sort of rotor in a city > > near > > Clearwater Florida. Rotor was mounted vertically -- > > that is > > axis of rotation was vertical eliminating any wind > > direction > > dependence. > Where might that one be as I live about 60 mile > from there? > > > > Looks feasible to me > While it may work I have to wonder about it from > his power out graphs. At 5 mph he says it puts out 500 > watts which is physically impossible. A blade turning > and putting out power are two different things. Much > of its blade area won't be of any use also because of > it's angle. > Also centrifical forces on the unit would be great > in high winds and the mounts the blade attaches to > looks heavy and complicated. A normal 2 blade unit > would be more eff and cheaper for the same power. > jerry dycus > > > > GN > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Dr. Gary A. Nelson Zynrgy Group Inc 20708 Deerpath Road Barrington, IL 60010-3787 USA +1.847.304.0000 +1.847.304.1929 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
