Sentences with phrase «turbine designs used»

The next steps, says Dabiri, «are to scale up the field demonstration and to improve upon the off - the - shelf wind - turbine designs used for the pilot study.

The two and three blade prop wind turbine designs used by the wind power industry today are responsible for most of these deaths.

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France is building the world's first wind farm with turbine blades designed to minimize interference with radar systems, using technology partially inspired by stealth warplanes.

The basic design of this turbine is so inefficient that the type of bearing used is irrelevant!

Turbine research — involves research to improve turbine design (aerodynamics), understanding the nature of wind (inflow and turbulence), and using computer models to design efficient and low - cost turbines (modeling structures and dynTurbine research — involves research to improve turbine design (aerodynamics), understanding the nature of wind (inflow and turbulence), and using computer models to design efficient and low - cost turbines (modeling structures and dynturbine design (aerodynamics), understanding the nature of wind (inflow and turbulence), and using computer models to design efficient and low - cost turbines (modeling structures and dynamics).

There may not yet be a market for underwater turbines or wave - riding electrical generators designed to use ocean turbulence as a source of renewable energy, but that has not stopped a handful of entrepreneurs from trying to create one.

While there are many VAWT designs, the one used in this study is called the straight - blade Darrieus type or H - rotor turbine.

In addition to enabling drilling in ever - deeper waters worldwide, robot subs will also be instrumental in ramping up the installation of offshore turbines that generate electricity from the strong winds and tides found at sea, says Michel, one of the main organizers of the annual Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center's 2010 International ROV Competition, which challenges students to complete underwater missions using ROVs they design and build.

This is because the turbine-less design of the wind belt solves all of the issues that are present in energy turbines that are used in traditional wind generators.

With a patent - pending design featuring durable construction, a unique hinged flip that won't break off (after only a few uses), drip - proof cap, and novel «turbine» strainer to break up the protein clumps, the Animal Shaker Cup works just as good as it looks.

For example, maths was used to find the best possible parameters of the turbine's design, while transforming mechanical energy into electricity included physics as well.

Note: Before beginning the lesson with students, the instructor should have constructed his / her own turbine to use as a model in guiding students to develop their own designs.

They then design, test, and evaluate wind turbines that can be used to generate electricity to answer the driving question: How can we design a wind turbine that effectively converts one form of energy into another form of energy?

The engine uses twin - scroll turbocharger with electronically controlled wastegate / bypass valve, air - to - air intercooler, stainless steel dual - scroll (1 — 4, 2 — 3) exhaust manifold designed to withstand 980 °C (1,800 °F) turbine temperature, and rotacast aluminum alloy (A356T6) cylinder head with sodium - filled exhaust valves.

S3 three - door and Sportback Black Edition models combine the new colour - coding with 18 - inch five - arm Turbine design wheels, while S3 Saloon Black Edition models upgrade to a 19 - inch five - arm Wing design corresponding in size with the 19 - inch wheel used by «standard» S3 Saloon models.

At Tate Modern's Turbine Hall until April 6, 2015, he presents a major commissioned sculpture that uses fabrics that he designed and created in India.

Although the efficacy of small wind turbines, especially vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT), is often debated, and the designs dismissed as not being worth their cost or manufacturing resources, but that hasn't stopped people from trying to improve them or apply them to niche uses.

Regarding birds and wind turbines, modern turbine designs and the use of pre-siting surveys and mortality monitoring while wind farms are being operated has drastically cut the problem.

What better examples to use for underwater turbine design than the flora and fauna of the oceans?

Or consider WhalePower, a corporation that used the bumps found on humpback whale flippers to design more efficient industrial fans and wind turbine blades.

This high performance tip is designed to integrate into standard wind turbine blades, creating a «hybrid blade» that upgrades performance whilst using existing manufacturing infrastructure.

Throughout the development of wind turbines, many prototypes were created, and many of the first ones designed are still used today, just with more modern engineering.

The wind turbine generators used in offshore environments include modifications to prevent corrosion, and their foundations must be designed to withstand the harsh environment of the ocean, including storm waves, hurricane - force winds, and even ice flows.

Both Dominion Virginia Power and Fishermen's Energy will use this type of foundation at their sites off the coasts of Virginia Beach and Atlantic City, New Jersey, respectively which will enable the companies to analyze and assess how the structural design performs at two separate locations with different turbine technology and site conditions.

Juhl's solution is to install small wind turbines, an optimized design, at community centers in the Midwest and use these centers to power up electric buses.

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* Turbine blades are formed of durable and lightweight composites * Rotational molding processes used with high - strength thermoplastic materials * Standard construction practices used to inexpensively build, deploy, and maintain nacelles * Assembled with carefully selected off - the - shelf drive and generating components including brushless generators, high reliability gear trains, and double graphite / ceramic face seals for rotor shafts * Self - cleaning screen for horizontally deflecting debris and fish away from turbine blades (also designing screenless, debris immune, and more fish - friendly turbine) * Yaw bearing for bidirectional operation in tidalTurbine blades are formed of durable and lightweight composites * Rotational molding processes used with high - strength thermoplastic materials * Standard construction practices used to inexpensively build, deploy, and maintain nacelles * Assembled with carefully selected off - the - shelf drive and generating components including brushless generators, high reliability gear trains, and double graphite / ceramic face seals for rotor shafts * Self - cleaning screen for horizontally deflecting debris and fish away from turbine blades (also designing screenless, debris immune, and more fish - friendly turbine) * Yaw bearing for bidirectional operation in tidalturbine blades (also designing screenless, debris immune, and more fish - friendly turbine) * Yaw bearing for bidirectional operation in tidalturbine) * Yaw bearing for bidirectional operation in tidal waters

Abengoa Solar will use a so - called «solar trough design» for the plant - which consists of rows upon rows of parabolic mirrors that focus the sun's rays on water - filled tubes to heat them and produce steam to power electricity - generating turbines (i.e. a solar thermal system).

The wind turbine designs are based on very low wind speeds in order to improve capacity factor, and be used in conjunction with hydro - electricity / pumping schemes storing / generating electricity as currently used, also in South Africa.

Choppin, Delon and Menard's design uses existing infrastructure - the towers and pylons that dot the more than 157,000 miles of high voltage power lines in the U.S. - to locate their turbines, which can be stacked within already sited structures.

Compact, Cost - Effective, And Consistent What Rashidi's design does have going for it is its compact size, cost - effectiveness, and ability to generate power consistently in an urban environment where wind speeds can be too variable and turbulent to make traditional turbines truly effective, as TreeHugger Mat wrote in a previous article about using the technology on city roofs.

For example, the floating Danish Waveplane has a series of slots designed to catch waves at different heights, the captured flows then being used to create a vortex to drive a turbine.

The spar foundations, built at Navantia's yard in Fene, Spain, are shorter and slimmer — and less expensive — than the original hull, designed and fabricated by French contractor Technip at its Pori yard in Finland; and the turbine on the new model is almost three times as powerful as the 2.3 MW machine, delivered by Siemens, that was used on the flagship unit.

Initially, in the first phase of offshore wind deployment, on - land wind turbine designs were in effect «marinized» for offshore use, and located relatively near to shore.

Perhaps the most novel design is the ETI - supported Blue H «Deepwater» turbine project, which is focused on the design and feasibility of a 5 MW floating offshore wind turbine, for use in up to 300m of water.

[ix] A second participant argued that the MOE was not properly calculating turbine noise, because it was using an international standard, ISO 9613 - 2, in a way it had not been specifically designed for.

Mechanical engineers at an oil service company are responsible for designing the equipment and machines that the offshore engineers and technicians depend on, such as pipelines, valves and turbines, making sure that it is reliable, efficient and safe to use.

Designed wind turbine generator gravity base, rock anchor, deep pile, and other proprietary foundations using hand calculations and finite element analysis.

Considering the beauty and tranquility of the adjacent canal, Copley Wolff Design Group's landscape plan of the mill yard incorporated a symbolic use of water, which powered the original turbines, while emphasizing the gateway connection across the canal.

Designed for home use by Urban Green Energy of New York, the turbines can be installed on a roof, are made of a combination of galvanized steel and carbon filters, can be painted to match the roof's color, and come in sizes from 5» 2» to 14» 4».