... Yes, it has been tried. This is essentially an inside-out version of a diffuser/augmenter, that dumps more wind on a given rotor. The idea is sound, but...
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Forjack842@...
Mar 9, 1999 8:57 am
Hi folks, I'm looking for information as to whether an Enertech 1800 drive train (gear unit, motor, and hydraulic brake) is available used and rebuildable. I'm...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Mar 9, 1999 10:38 am
Good reply Mike! ... Well not *all* consumers have this attitude, but it is mostly true, with hindsight, that it does not pay to buy a cheap wind turbine and...
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Bob Ellison
ellison@...
Mar 9, 1999 2:59 pm
... From: hugh piggott [mailto:hugh.piggott@...] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 5:38 AM To: awea-wind-home@egroups.com Subject: [a-w-h] Re: Proven...
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Michael Klemen
makbek@...
Mar 10, 1999 1:30 am
Howdy once again, folks. Here's the update on our machine. My brother's machine was down for a total of 51 days, with an average down time of 72 DAYS (on 4...
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Michael Klemen
makbek@...
Mar 10, 1999 1:30 am
Hi folks. I mentioned that I would be sending an update to our current conditions with the Whisper H4500. What we have gone through with WPT never ceases to...
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Eric Eggleston
whirlwinds@...
Mar 10, 1999 1:34 am
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999 10:38:09 +0000 hugh.piggott@... (hugh ... I'm glad to hear somebody say this. I've tried in the past with things like "turbines...
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robert
robt@...
Mar 10, 1999 3:05 am
hi folks, it seems to me that weight with respect to dependability is an apples to oranges scenario. i think design and materials are what make dependability. ...
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John P. Sayler
windpowr@...
Mar 10, 1999 4:00 am
Anyone out there have the address and/or phone numbers for the old manufacturers, Aeromotor or Dempster. Both are old American water pumper manufacturers. ...
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Michael Klemen
makbek@...
Mar 10, 1999 4:07 am
Howdy once again. I'm almost done. Really! Since Elliott offered that anybody could get his Whisper H4500 Testing Updates in the latest issue of Home Power,...
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Michael Klemen
makbek@...
Mar 10, 1999 4:45 am
Hello Robert, ... I was NOT saying that weight = dependability. Parts can be designed light with the right materials and last. Parts can be heavy and fail....
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Ian Woofenden
ianw@...
Mar 10, 1999 5:21 am
... From Paul Gipe's _Windpower for Home and Business_: Aermotor Windmill Corp PO Box 5110 San ANgelo, TX 76902 915-658-2795 Dempster Industries PO Box 848 ...
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Eric Eggleston
whirlwinds@...
Mar 10, 1999 12:46 pm
... Airplanes are a decidedly POOR example for good wind turbine design. Aircraft airfoils are too prone to loss of performance when dirty, and historically...
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robert
robt@...
Mar 10, 1999 1:47 pm
gentlemen, my reference to airplanes was not with respect to windmills but the aspect that they are built to be light and strong. my point being that designing...
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Robert Gutowski
gutowski@...
Mar 10, 1999 2:15 pm
Hi Mike Being new to this list (1 month) I would like to know where you are located? Sure looks like you have your hands full with these machines. I have...
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Bob Ellison
ellison@...
Mar 10, 1999 2:34 pm
If someone in New York State is telling is telling you to take down an 18 year old Bergey that works, I just wanted to say that it isn't me, my advice would be...
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MTruong@...
Mar 10, 1999 3:18 pm
Gentlemen, I plan to build a windmill in Puerto Rico area and try to calculate the annual power output from 15/50 model turbine. Do you guys have any formulas...
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Alan Muller
amuller@...
Mar 10, 1999 4:14 pm
... I hope it will be obvious from reading this list that this would probably not be a good idea at all. Alan Muller ... eGroup home:...
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Claus Nybroe
windmission@...
Mar 10, 1999 5:27 pm
... Have a try: http://www.windmission.dk/workshop/BasicBladeDesign%20/bladedesign.html and: http://www.aber.ac.uk/~iri/WIND/TECH/WPcourse/index.html Good Luck...
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Claus Nybroe
windmission@...
Mar 10, 1999 6:43 pm
... Then: These links can provide you with an ideal power curve, which can be obtained with a field controlled generator and a good regulator. Then you have to...
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Paula Bourn
pbourn@...
Mar 10, 1999 6:56 pm
We use Aermotor 4277 Dan Hanks Lane P.O. Box 5110 San Angelo Texas 76902 915-651-4961 fax 915-651-4948 sales rep James Dockal Dempster P.O. Box 848 711 South...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Mar 10, 1999 7:29 pm
... You need to know:- your site mean annual windspeed, wiebull constant for puerto rico. power curve for wind turbine (from makers?) then you can construct a...
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Luis Eduardo Garcia
legarcia@...
Mar 10, 1999 11:27 pm
... Try this too http://www.windpower.dk/ EDUARDO ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/awea-wind-home Free Web-based e-mail groups by eGroups.com...
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Eric Eggleston
whirlwinds@...
Mar 11, 1999 2:00 am
... aspect of ... I agree Robert, but the airplane example is still bad. I've no wish to flame you, so don't take this personally. Its just that the percieved ...
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Douglas Johnson
sales@...
Mar 11, 1999 2:50 am
Hello from NE Wisconsin: The reason why I don't jump on this chat line all that much is because of the hair splitting that is so frequent. I know what Robert...
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Michael Klemen
makbek@...
Mar 11, 1999 5:44 am
Hi Robert, Our machines are located in the great state of North Dakota. One is on the western side of the state, the other is on the eastern side of the state....
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Michael Klemen
makbek@...
Mar 11, 1999 5:44 am
Dear Douglas, I am sure you are going to feel that my reply is just more hair splitting. (My flame suit is ready.) However, the reasons for wind machines...
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Claus Nybroe
windmission@...
Mar 11, 1999 7:33 am
Eric Eggleston wrote: Its just that the percieved ... I used to be a glider pilot. Here I learnt a lot of theoretical as well as practical aerodynamics. In...
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A. Peter Copenhaver
acopenha@...
Mar 11, 1999 9:13 am
Unsubscribe me from all of this stuff. I have asked to be removed from this group 10 times now with no honor of my request. If I am not removed from this...
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hugh piggott
hugh.piggott@...
Mar 11, 1999 10:05 am
... Are you going to share any of the your experiences over the last 18 years, robert? Or was the annual maintenance simply a matter of standing under the...
