Identify the problem:
Create a wind turbine made out of recycled materials, that can generate electricity.
Generate Ideas:
-Knife-like wind turbine which would have sharp edges to go fast and move easily, the knives would be plastic and cleaned before use.
-Sails shaped like the ones one a caravel, which was a type of ship used in the Renaissance, we'd basically shape the sails like a triangle
-Crumpled up papers as propellers, the papers would have to be thin, and folded, there should be at least 10 around the motor
Summary:
Overall, our wind turbine worked very well, we planned on making it better, and make it generate more energy then the one before.
Constraints :
-Recycled materials only
-The wind turbine must produce energy using the wind
Criteria:
For the project, we have three different models wind turbines. The first model is a pinwheel, we folded a pinwheel by following some instructions. We're also planning on making a fork fan and testing it later on, it was originally suppose to be a plastic knives fan, but due to the lack of recycled plastic utensils, there were only forks, also we'll test the caravel wind turbine. When comes to characteristics, we want the wind turbine to be dependable, tough, and adequate.
Research:
After looking through different pieces of information, our group believes that the pinwheel will be the best choice. We've already tested it, but at first it didn't work, we're still working on improving it. We saw a few tutorials about how to build different wind turbines, we also added our own applications with our model.
Empirical: We learned through out tests that the wind turbine should be made out of a more stronger, so that it pushed hard by the wind. We learned that when the tower was taller it generates more energy.
Possible Solutions:
Of all the solutions we were thinking of, the pinwheel seems to be the only reliable wind turbine complete its duty. It got the most points when we created our idea matrix, and while it was being tested it performed the best.
Results:
We couldn't get an exact reading during testing, our wind turbine generated 0.3 area energy. Based on the last resorts on the Google form, we came in 2nd place in our class for energy generation, and we ranked 6th place altogether of the classes.
Graphical Model:
Technical sketch of the pinwheel wind turbine. (Below)
Create a wind turbine made out of recycled materials, that can generate electricity.
Generate Ideas:
-Knife-like wind turbine which would have sharp edges to go fast and move easily, the knives would be plastic and cleaned before use.
-Sails shaped like the ones one a caravel, which was a type of ship used in the Renaissance, we'd basically shape the sails like a triangle
-Crumpled up papers as propellers, the papers would have to be thin, and folded, there should be at least 10 around the motor
Summary:
Overall, our wind turbine worked very well, we planned on making it better, and make it generate more energy then the one before.
Constraints :
-Recycled materials only
-The wind turbine must produce energy using the wind
Criteria:
For the project, we have three different models wind turbines. The first model is a pinwheel, we folded a pinwheel by following some instructions. We're also planning on making a fork fan and testing it later on, it was originally suppose to be a plastic knives fan, but due to the lack of recycled plastic utensils, there were only forks, also we'll test the caravel wind turbine. When comes to characteristics, we want the wind turbine to be dependable, tough, and adequate.
Research:
After looking through different pieces of information, our group believes that the pinwheel will be the best choice. We've already tested it, but at first it didn't work, we're still working on improving it. We saw a few tutorials about how to build different wind turbines, we also added our own applications with our model.
Empirical: We learned through out tests that the wind turbine should be made out of a more stronger, so that it pushed hard by the wind. We learned that when the tower was taller it generates more energy.
Possible Solutions:
Of all the solutions we were thinking of, the pinwheel seems to be the only reliable wind turbine complete its duty. It got the most points when we created our idea matrix, and while it was being tested it performed the best.
Results:
We couldn't get an exact reading during testing, our wind turbine generated 0.3 area energy. Based on the last resorts on the Google form, we came in 2nd place in our class for energy generation, and we ranked 6th place altogether of the classes.
Graphical Model:
Technical sketch of the pinwheel wind turbine. (Below)
Mathematical Model:
The charts below.
The charts below.
The less weight there is to the turbine, the more energy it generates.
Idea Matrix:
(Below)
(Below)
Working Model:
After we put together out data, we see that in many areas that we're above the majority of energy production of our class. We want to improve our model and make it more efficient, so it could make more energy. We're currently making a new design for our wind turbine, which would have sharper cardboard blades.
After we put together out data, we see that in many areas that we're above the majority of energy production of our class. We want to improve our model and make it more efficient, so it could make more energy. We're currently making a new design for our wind turbine, which would have sharper cardboard blades.