Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Small Turbine Large Turbine
First Washer: First Washer:
Power- 2.8 Watts Power- 2.0 Watts
Energy- 84.1 (On Low) Energy- 84.1 (On Medium)
Second Washer: Second Washer:
Power- 7.6 Watts Power- 4.0 Watts
Energy- 145.6 (On Medium) Energy- 145.6 (On High)
Third Washer:
Power- 9.6 Watts
Energy- 216.0
Fourth Washer:
Power- 12.1 Watts
Energy- 265.9

Questions
1. The rotor that had the most power was our first smaller rotor, with smaller blades. The reason why it had the most power opposed to our second one was because our second rotor had blades that weren't designed as stable our strong as our first rotor.

2. The maximum output for our first rotor was four washers. The maximum output for our second rotor was two washers. Lastly, the maximum output for the best made rotor in the class never reached an actual maxout, because they built there rotor well, and also just didn't get enough time to maxout.

3. The supplies that were limited to the making our rotor were the two five star front covers to notebooks that we used in the process.

4. An airplane and a windmill use air pressure to rotate and fly, because top of the wings are curved making more surface area for the air to cover in the same time as the bottom of the wing. Because of this difference the top experiences less pressure causing lift.

5. It is necessary to twist the blades of a rotor to an angle because it will help increase speed and the amount generated power of the rotor.

6. The rotors of a windmill or turbine and the sail of a sail boat illistrate the same principle because the principle of lift, which is speed help both of these things with the power of there objects. Because as speed and pressure hit a sail boat or rotors on a windmill that determines how much power will be generated from the gust of pressure and speed.

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