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Small Profile Wind Mill |
Category: Sustainable Technology |
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Geoffrey Kemmerer
Altadena, CA US
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Page Views: 157
Votes: 11
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Entered: 10/12/2008
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This
wind
mill
uses
the
low
pessure
around
the
vertical
wing
to
move
air
through
it's
center
and
drive
a
turbine
at
the
base.
The
moving
parts
are
loacated
in
the
base
and
are
easily
accessable
for
maintenance.
The
vertical
wing
can
be
made
to
withstand
typhoons
more
economically
than
rotating
wings.
There
is
no
worry
about
collisions
with
bats
and
birds.
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Meet the Entrant, Geoffrey Kemmerer
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Profession: Engineer/Designer |
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Number of times entering contest previously: 0
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Design Tools:
Analysis software
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Software used:
SolidWorks
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Geoffrey's favorite design tool:
Excell - Great way to keep track of parts lists, size bolts and do calculations
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Geoffrey's hobbies and activities:
Keeping reef tanks
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What role does Geoffrey believe product design plays in creating a better future?
Every man made object was designed by someone. We either live as naked cave men or design things. Too that end, design is the centeral role in creating the future and the future we have is dependent on how well we design it.
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Hardware used for design:
Hewlett Packard
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