1 / 7

EF 152 Windmill Project Spring 2009

Alex Zadell Josh Ferguson CJ Sandstrom Rob Lamb. EF 152 Windmill Project Spring 2009. Materials. K- Nex Wooden Spindels Fan blade Dixie Cups 30 gauge Copper Wire Screws PVC Pipe Rare Earth Magnets Hot Glue American Flag. Design.

sutton
Download Presentation

EF 152 Windmill Project Spring 2009

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Alex Zadell Josh Ferguson CJ Sandstrom Rob Lamb EF 152 Windmill ProjectSpring 2009

  2. Materials • K-Nex • Wooden Spindels • Fan blade • Dixie Cups • 30 gauge Copper Wire • Screws • PVC Pipe • Rare Earth Magnets • HotGlue • American Flag

  3. Design • Fan blade connected to K’Nex shaft and gear system • Rare earth magnets enclosed in a coil of 30 gauge copper wire • Dixie Cup support system • Wooden stand holding generator

  4. Calculations • v = Velocity of wind = 15 mph = 6.7m/s • ρ= Density of air = 1.204 kg/m3 • A = Area of fan blades = π*(.203m)2= .1297 m2 • PTheoretical= 1/2ρAv3 = 23.48 Watts • V = Voltage = 2.8 Volts • I = Current = .118 Amps • PActual= I*V = .3304 Watts • η = PActual/PTheoretical * 100 = 1.4%

  5. Mechanical/Electrical Aspects • Use wind to in turn create electricity • Use of magnets to create current • Copper coil • Gears to increase efficency • Strong magnets

  6. Construction Issues • Wrong gauge wire • Support system • Blades • Vibration (magnets )

  7. Conclusion • Happy with end results • Gear system dominates • Bigger blade greater surface area • Capable of sufficiently illuminating lightbulb!

More Related