Thursday, January 12, 2012

--windmill prop-size/pitch/horsepower/tork computation--

  the skinny--

   square-inches( of prop blade), + angle/pitch of blades, + radius of prop( in feet), times the number of blades, times 360(degrees), x 60( revolutions per-min applied) =  foot-pounds(of tork, per-minute applied)--

 example--

33 square-inch prop( one side, facing wind), with 45 degree pitch, with a 12 foot radius, with two blades, rotating once per-second...produces

   33+45+12+2 x 360 x 60 = 3,840,000 foot-pounds( of tork, per-minute applied)--

  convert to horsepower, watts, ect--

  note--

  i feel that this concept may make windmill prop-angle, and the size of blades, easy to tailor on the mill, so it will deliver peak performance, from the average amount of wind it will incur, at any given site--

 (cs)

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