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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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