Turbine blade section

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OBJECT TYPE
wind turbine/VAWT
DATE
1970–1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2014.0413.001
MANUFACTURER
Alcoa
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Artifact is made of metal elements/Un objet fait avec des éléments en métal.

Dimensions

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

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

Lexicon

Group
Energy-electric
Category
Generation
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Alcoa
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Pennsylvania
City
Pittsburgh

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
This artifact is both promotional and commemorative. It was given to Mr. South by Sandia Laboratory who specialize in stable renewable energies. L'objet est fonctionnel comme publicité et aussi comme pièce commémorative. L'artefact était un cadeau pour Mr. South par le Laboratoire Sandia qui se spécialise en énergie renouvelable.
Function
This cross section of a wind turbine was used as a promotional tool to highlight the involvement of Alcoa in the field of wind energy. Cette coupe transversale d’une éolienne était utilisée comme outil de promotion pour souligner la participation de la compagnie Alcoa avec l’industrie d’énergie éolienne.
Technical
Sandia began to build VAWT based on the South and Rangi’s design in 1974. For a while this type of turbine dominated the North American wind energy farms. Alcoa produced the VAWT blades for Sandia and invested in the early 1980s in the wind energy research with a goal of improving the blade design. At the time South and Rangi were considered experts in the field. Sandia a commencé à créer des VAWT avec les spécifications de M. South et M. Rangi en 1974. Les deux hommes étaient considérés comme des expertes dans le domaine d'énergie éolienne. L'énergie éolienne au nord d'Amérique était dominée par leur modèle. Alco a produit des lames pour des VAWT pour la compagnie Sandia et a investi dans l'énergie éolienne pendant les années 1980s avec l'intention d'améliorer la conception des lames et de faire de la recherche.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On the front of the artifact/Sur le devant de l'objet: "ALCOA"
Missing
None apparent/L'objet a toutes ces pièces.
Finish
A silver metal object with a rounded end as well as a pinched flat end. The artifact is shaped like a teardrop and has the manufacturer’s name written in black lettering on its front. Un objet en métal de couleur argent qui a un côté pincé et un autre côté arrondi. L'objet est en forme de larme et a de l'information du manufacturier écrit en lettrage noir sur le devant de l'artefact.
Decoration
A decal on the front of the artifact has two silver diamonds with a silver triangle stacked on top of both diamonds. Inside the three shapes is one black triangle standing upside down on its point. The image is set on a black square background. Une décalcomanie sur le devant de l'objet a deux diamants en argent avec un tringle de la même couleur en haut des diamants. À l'intérieur des trois formes il y a un autre triangle de couleur noire qui est positionné à l'envers sur sa pointe. L'image a un arrière-plan noir.

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