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
Small-scale 3-D replica of machine designed to produce electricity from wind.
Technical
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
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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