Photographs
*All photographs on this website were personally taken by the creator of this project, unless stated.*
Constructing airfoils |
Airflow entering the hole |
Wingtip verticies effect visible |
Airflow flowing over airfoil |
Calibrating the anemometer |
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Showing the small dimensions of the anemometer |
The basic setup |
Constructing the Savonius rotors |
Different types of rotors, as well as a muli-pole generator connected and assembled in an airfoil |
A rendering of the future wind turbine. |
Measuring airflow velocity at each point near the airfoil's suface
Looking for the ideal distance between two airfoils using the anemometer 
Quiz
Check your knowledge! (Answers at the bottom)
1.Bernoulli's Principle states that as the speed of a moving fluid decreases, the pressure within the fluid also decreases..
True or False
2. When there is a sufficient difference in pressure between the two sides, air begins to neutralize by mixing at the tips of the airfoil. The air circulates from higher pressure to lower pressure and then neutralize.
True or False
3. The maximum pressure is at the maximum thickness of the profile, and the minimum is usually in the end of the airfoil's profile.
True or False
4. The device used for measuring wind velocity is called a barometer.
True or False
5. HPC Stand for Hole Position Coefficient
True or False
6. During the experimentation, a maximum voltage of 118 volts was used.
True or False
7. During the experimentation, airflow was observed to go past the hole without entering the hole it.
True or False
8. End plates effect the airfoil, by increasing the magnitude of the wing tip vertex.
True or False
9. Using the hole in a wing principle, a wind generator could potentially produce more energy compared to today's windmill design.
True or False
10. A Hole in a Wing: Not Always a Bad Thing, is an intersting project, and has potential for future research development.
True or False
Answers...
1. False 2.True 3.Ture 4.False 5.False 6.True 7.False 8.False 9.True 10.True