Vertical Axis Windmill

John Holbert,Amal Jacob, Nick Peters, Zack Sternberg

doi:10.12691/ajme-6-1-1

John Holbert, Amal Jacob, Nick Peters, Zack Sternberg

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https://doi.org/10.12691/ajme-6-1-1

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Abstract

Engineers and environmentalists are pursuing the utilization of renewable energy in lieu of ever the increasing demands for electricity. Our generation has inherited the charge for finding a solution to society’s growing needs. Capturing wind energy was first conceptualized in 1888 by Charles. F. Brush, and has evolved into large scale wind turbines and generators known today. However, a small scale system for exploiting wind energy has eluded mass production, when it could realistically be implemented into our everyday lives. Through our daily tasks, society loses kinetic energy to the environment; a small scale wind turbine will streamline energy efficiency from a renewable source. Our goal is to design a propeller that will suit an aesthetic residential sized wind turbine that will perform well in a non-commercial environment and be easy to expand to a whole system.

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Wind powers uses have dated back as early as the first sailboats to navigate vast seas and oceans in the worlds early ages of exploration
The United States entered the industry in 1854 with the first manufactured windmill designed by Daniel Halladay [1]
The Mariah Windspire is an attempt at redesigning the classic windmill design

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Wind powers uses have dated back as early as the first sailboats to navigate vast seas and oceans in the worlds early ages of exploration. The United States entered the industry in 1854 with the first manufactured windmill designed by Daniel Halladay [1]. His work was heavily relied on during Westward expansion, when water required for steam engines was scarce. More than 6 million windmills were installed between 1850 and 1970 in the United States. The Mariah Windspire is an attempt at redesigning the classic windmill design. It features a tall and slender vertical axis, mounted on a short tower. There are three vertical blades shaped similar to airplane blades, which rotate about the center axis. The idea was ingenuitive, the Windspire could not deliver the required output to justify itself as anything more than an aesthetic accessory [2]

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