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 The Solar Car Book A complete kit for making a cool solar racecar. Everything is included: wheels, axles, motors, wires and a genuine one-volt solar cell. |
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Build and demonstrate your own windmill & picoturbine.
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Increase wind velocity by creating a hole in an airfoil S Can wind generated from highway traffic be captured to produce a useable source of energy? R Which is more efficient: a Horizontal Axis wind turbines or a Vertical Axis one? R How much wind velocity do we need to generate power (light a LED)? S The Effect of Various Wind Speeds and Blade Factors on Energy Output S Number and Size of Blades on Wind Turbine vs. Electrical Output S S What Is The Effect of Blade Length on Electrical Output of a Windmill? S Compare the maximum power generated from various rotor configurations calculated using Betz's Law. R Determine if San Carlos has enough wind speed to support wind powered generators. R S The Effect of Blade Separation and Wind Speed on a Savonius Rotor Windmill S Find out which windmill blade size and angle is most efficient S S S At what time of day is there enough wind to make electricity where you live? (look at the bottom of the page) R Will forcing air (wind) through a smaller space, through an hour-glass shaped cover around the turbine, more power would be generated at the same wind speed. R Test whether wind turbines should be placed in laminar or turbulent flows in order to perform better. R Construct a windmill with two sets of rotors and motors and prove that it could generate more electricity than a windmill with only one set of rotor and motor. R The effect of design, number and size of rotors and blades of a windmill's electrical energy output S S S S S S S S S S S Determine if teardrop shaped fairings added to a wind turbine will provide more power output as measured in watts. R Describe alternative energy sources and outline advantages and disadvantages of any source. R S S S S |
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Renewable Energy Resources R Solar Energy (Cells & Panels) Resources R Electricity Basics R Electronics Tutorials and Circuits R Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference R Electrical Safety R R The Solar Car Book A complete kit for making a cool solar racecar. Everything is included: wheels, axles, motors, wires and a genuine one-volt solar cell. |
