sail enhanced wind turbine system

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tsmspace
tsmspace
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2 posts
27 Mar 2013 12:14am
I'm looking for people to try this out. you need any kind of sail, and any kind of turbine. the easiest way to get it up and running : make a sail. whatever sail you make, be holding it against the wind. Some one else take a handheld turbine and find the highest flow rate. it's a little mysterious sometimes. I suggest you end up with triple the output from your turbine. I've got a marine battery charging turbine and I think I blew it on the first attempt, it only reads zero volts now. my sail is two 8 foot poles and a sheet with ropes at the four corners. It took me a while to find a position where I could direct the wind at the turbine, my sail runs the wind along the ground. Here's my favorite picture, but the turbine might should be lower on the sail.

Sailhack
Sailhack
VIC
5000 posts
VIC, 5000 posts
27 Mar 2013 10:07am
"You're an ideas man..."

Why not use a funnel instead of a sail?
sn
sn
WA
2775 posts
sn sn
WA, 2775 posts
27 Mar 2013 9:16am
another uni student wanting us to do his homework for him?
doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
WA, 15849 posts
27 Mar 2013 11:52am
Use a ducted fan and a vane, done.

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Macroscien
Macroscien
QLD
6809 posts
QLD, 6809 posts
27 Mar 2013 1:54pm
Wind turbine is designed to last 10 -20 years on single set of blades.

How long any sail will last is such conditions? Not long enough to pay for itself.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23649 posts
WA, 23649 posts
27 Mar 2013 1:48pm
Bring back the real Macro. I thought you'd be all over this
doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
WA, 15849 posts
27 Mar 2013 1:51pm
Mark _australia said...
Bring back the real Macro. I thought you'd be all over this


+1 we want some MS paint diagrams please
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