Windmill Construction
Design Relationships, a short excerpt, Chapter 1
Covered in Design Relationships:
The relationship between one design and another, the interchangeability of parts between wooden and metal designs, etc.
The principle of go with what you have got, in other words how to build the machine you want with whatever materials you have at hand. Also how to build the best of proven machines with the best of the materials, if you can get them.
The book is filled with wisdom and insights from the author.
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The book’s chapters are organized with the following details:
Chapter 1 - Design Relationships ..... moreChapter 2 - Introductory Principles ..... more
Chapter 3 - Scientific and Engineering Information ..... more
Chapter 4 - Location ..... more
Chapter 5 - The Science of Aerodynamics and the Air Foil Rotor Blade for the Generation of Electricity ..... more
Chapter 6 - Rotor Blade Selection, Construction and Testing .....more
Chapter 7 - Electrical Generation One – Principles .....more
Chapter 8 - Electrical Generation Two – Measurement ..... more
Chapter 9 - Electrical Generation Three – Needs .....more
Chapter 10 - Electrical Generation Four – Storage ..... more
Chapter 11 - Electrical Generation Five – Power Generation ..... more
Chapter 12 - Electrical Generation Six – Wires and Wiring ..... more
The book’s illustrations are broken down into basic sections:
Section1 - The Major Types ..... moreSection 2 - The Wooden Multiblade ..... more
Section 3 - The Metal Multiblade ..... more
Section 4 - The Air Foil Rotor Blade ..... more
Section 5 - The Sail Windmill ..... more
Section 6 - Design Alternatives ..... more
Section 7 - Pump Plans ..... more
Section 8 - Electrical Connections ..... more
Section 9 - The Tower ..... more
