Turbine model
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- OBJECT TYPE
- wind/horizontal/5 blade
- DATE
- 2010
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2010.0092.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Wind Up Team
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Norwich, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wood clad model has balsa wood blades; metal and synthetic motor and fittings
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 93.0 cm
- Width
- 49.0 cm
- Height
- 107.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Wind
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Norwich
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Entry in the 2010 WindEng competition.
- Canada
-
This entry in the 2010 WindEng competition took the 4th place. The competition is run annually by the Department of Engineering and Design of the University of Guelph. In 2010, 36 teams from Ontario competed. The teams had to submit an entry video introducing themselves and their school; they presented their final design to a panel of judges, which included wind energy engineers, entrepreneurs, and UofG professors. All turbines were tested in a wind tunnel at UofG. 5 teams with the highest overall score participated in the final test in the wind tunnel. The turbine that produced the most energy won. This turbine was designed and made by students from the Rehoboth Christian School, who spent over 100 hours on its design. - Function
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Small-scale 3-D replica of machine designed to produce electricity from wind. - Technical
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The idea of competition has a long tradition in the history of energy. For example, the first AC generator was designed by Tesla and Westinghouse in response to a competition run by the International Niagara Commission. In 2010 WindEng, the teams were not allowed to use a three blade turbine design to boost their creativity. They were also not allowed to use metal to prevent any damage to the wind tunnel (several entries fell apart in testing). All materials had to be recycled, not purchased for the project. Motors were supplied by the UofG. This turbine was built at the school shop. The students decided to go with a 5 blade design. The wings are made of balsa wood, which was soaked in a mould filed with water. During the final round, the gear slipped and the turbine did not produce electricity to its full capacity. This turbine stood out from other entries. The tower, nose and nacelle are fully finished, painted and decorated with the school's initials. The blades carry red antiaircraft markings. The finished product shows the quality of work and the attention that the students paid to details, while not compromising on the function. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "RCS" painted on tower/support structure.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Wood clad model has Balsa wood blades; metal and synthetic motor and fittings. Model painted white; red markings.
- Decoration
- Anti-aircraft markings painted in red on turbine blades. Thunder-bolt like design painted in red on both sides of model, behind blades.
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Wind Up Team, Turbine model, 2010, Artifact no. 2010.0092, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0092.001/
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