Turbine blade model

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OBJECT TYPE: CROSS-SECTION/WIND/VERTICAL AXIS
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0672.001

MANUFACTURER: NRC
MODEL: NRC RENEWABLE ENERGY EXHIBIT
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 15.0 cm
Width: 2.0 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1978-1982
Canada: MODEL OF A MID-SIZE TURBINE BLADE DEVELOPED BY RAJ RANGI AND PETER SOUTH AT NRC. PART OF AN EXHIBIT LINKED TO THE 'RENEWABLE ENERGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT' SEPT 1978 - NOV 1982 IN A BUILDING AT THE RIDEAU FALLS FUNDED BY NRC; DEPT. OF ENERGY,MINES & RESOURCES; & PUBLIC WORKS. REFLECTS CANADIAN CONCERNS ABOUT ENERGY CONSERVATION FOLLOWING ENERGY CRISIS OF 1973
Function: USED TO SHOW THE STRUCTURE OF THE TURBINE BLADES OF A PARTICULAR VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE DEVELOPED BY NRC
Technical: THIS TYPE OF WIND TURBINE WAS DEVELOPED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ECONOMIES ARISING OUT OF LARGE SCALE WIND TURBINES. THE CANADIAN WIND POWER INDUSTRY BELIEVED AT THE TIME THAT SMALLER TURBINES DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH ENERGY IN RELATION TO THEIR COST
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NO MARKINGS
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNFINISHED ALUMINUM
Decoration: N/A

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