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DyslexicHobo
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Since it appears that this is a recently discovered phenomena, it seems like there should be a lot of new applications that utilize it. Obviously the carts that use the wind to travel can move faster, but it seems like this idea can be used in other areas.
I have a project for my engineering class this semester to design and build a vertical-axis wind turbine and mathematically represent it in Matlab. The test is going to be conducted by putting our turbine in front of a 3-ft wide fan blowing at 3m/s and 5m/s. The grade will be determined by its average power output.
Would DWFTTW be able to be implemented by using the vertical-axis turbine as my turntable with a propeller apparatus on top as my device that would travel faster than the wind? This turntable would be out of the 3-ft wide radius of the fan, so the device on the turntable's motion wouldn't be effected by the wind.
I'm very confused as how how exactly conservation equations are applied to DWFTTW (mostly due to the fact that the prop is driven by the wheels, I think), so it's really hard for me to visualize how this would all work as far as power output. I'm guessing that it would cause more unneeded drag than it would do good, but I'm just checking.
Thanks
-jz
I have a project for my engineering class this semester to design and build a vertical-axis wind turbine and mathematically represent it in Matlab. The test is going to be conducted by putting our turbine in front of a 3-ft wide fan blowing at 3m/s and 5m/s. The grade will be determined by its average power output.
Would DWFTTW be able to be implemented by using the vertical-axis turbine as my turntable with a propeller apparatus on top as my device that would travel faster than the wind? This turntable would be out of the 3-ft wide radius of the fan, so the device on the turntable's motion wouldn't be effected by the wind.
I'm very confused as how how exactly conservation equations are applied to DWFTTW (mostly due to the fact that the prop is driven by the wheels, I think), so it's really hard for me to visualize how this would all work as far as power output. I'm guessing that it would cause more unneeded drag than it would do good, but I'm just checking.
Thanks
-jz