Wind Power
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re: Wind Power
Patrick...
Thanks for the links, but wind power's got problems. Aside from the unsightly nature of the technology (unless, maybe, it's a windmill in Holland or something), I read that, with current technology, it would require about 12,000 wind turbines to replace a single conventional coal or gas fired power plant! Obviously, this approach to solving the world's growing energy crisis will only have a limited role to play in the future (and preferably not in MY backyard!).
ken
Thanks for the links, but wind power's got problems. Aside from the unsightly nature of the technology (unless, maybe, it's a windmill in Holland or something), I read that, with current technology, it would require about 12,000 wind turbines to replace a single conventional coal or gas fired power plant! Obviously, this approach to solving the world's growing energy crisis will only have a limited role to play in the future (and preferably not in MY backyard!).
ken
On 7/6/06, I found, in any overbalanced gravity wheel with rotation rate, ω, axle to CG distance d, and CG dip angle φ, the average vertical velocity of its drive weights is downward and given by:
Vaver = -2(√2)πdωcosφ
Vaver = -2(√2)πdωcosφ