Can you design a better windmill?
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SB13202402

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Our Design
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Our Experiment
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Results
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Reading 1 Current [ 16] mA
Reading 2 Current [ 15.3] mA
Reading 3 Current [ 15.2] mA
Reading 4 Current [ 16.1] mA
Average Current = [ 15.65 ] mA
Windspeed at fan = [s ] ms-1
Resistance = [ 100 ] Ohms
Power = I * I * R (remember to convert mA to A) 24.49

So with a windspeed of [s ] our turbine generates an average current of [I ] mA delivering [P ] (convert W to mW) mW per second so in 10 minutes it could generate [P * 600 ] mW.

If playing music on an iPod classic consumes about 77mW per second, 10 minutes of turbine time (assuming 100% energy transfer efficiency) can power [ 190.8 ] seconds of playback time, enough to listen to about [ 1.1 ] 3 minute songs.

Thoughts
REPLACE THIS WITH YOUR THOUGHTS: HOW COULD YOUR WINDMILL BE IMPROVED, HOW COULD THE EXPERIMENT BE IMPROVED, IS 100% EFFICIENCY ENERGY TRANSFER REALISTIC, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK AN EXPERT, HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING, ETC...

KB13202402

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Our Design
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Results
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Reading 1 Current [ 18] mA
Reading 2 Current [ 17.1] mA
Reading 3 Current [ 17.8] mA
Reading 4 Current [ 18.2] mA
Average Current = [ 17.775 ] mA
Windspeed at fan = [s ] ms-1
Resistance = [ 100 ] Ohms
Power = I * I * R (remember to convert mA to A) 31.60

So with a windspeed of [s ] our turbine generates an average current of [I ] mA delivering [P ] (convert W to mW) mW per second so in 10 minutes it could generate [P * 600 ] mW.

If playing music on an iPod classic consumes about 77mW per second, 10 minutes of turbine time (assuming 100% energy transfer efficiency) can power [ 246.2 ] seconds of playback time, enough to listen to about [ 1.4 ] 3 minute songs.

Thoughts
REPLACE THIS WITH YOUR THOUGHTS: HOW COULD YOUR WINDMILL BE IMPROVED, HOW COULD THE EXPERIMENT BE IMPROVED, IS 100% EFFICIENCY ENERGY TRANSFER REALISTIC, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK AN EXPERT, HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING, ETC...

CG13202402

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Our Design
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Our Experiment
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Results
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Reading 1 Current [ 18.3] mA
Reading 2 Current [ 18.6] mA
Reading 3 Current [ 19.2] mA
Reading 4 Current [ 18.5] mA
Average Current = [ 18.65 ] mA
Windspeed at fan = [ 6.3 ] ms-1
Resistance = [100 ] Ohms
Power = I * I * R (remember to convert mA to A) 34.78

So with a windspeed of [s ] our turbine generates an average current of [I ] mA delivering [P ] (convert W to mW) mW per second so in 10 minutes it could generate [P * 600 ] mW.

If playing music on an iPod classic consumes about 77mW per second, 10 minutes of turbine time (assuming 100% energy transfer efficiency) can power [ 271 ] seconds of playback time, enough to listen to about [ 1.5 ] 3 minute songs.

Thoughts
REPLACE THIS WITH YOUR THOUGHTS: HOW COULD YOUR WINDMILL BE IMPROVED, HOW COULD THE EXPERIMENT BE IMPROVED, IS 100% EFFICIENCY ENERGY TRANSFER REALISTIC, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK AN EXPERT, HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING, ETC...

AL12502402

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Our Design
YELLOW, 4 blades
Our Experiment
I made it go around by pitting it next a fan
Results

Reading 1 Current [15.1 ] mA
Reading 2 Current [14.9 ] mA
Reading 3 Current [15.3 ] mA
Reading 4 Current [14.6 ] mA
Average Current = [0.0599 ] mA correction 14.975
Windspeed at fan = [s ] ms-1
Resistance = [100 ] Ohms
Power = I * I * R (remember to convert mA to A) 35.88 correction 0.0224

So with a windspeed of [s ] our turbine generates an average current of [14.97 ] mA delivering [22.4 ] (convert W to mW) mW per second so in 10 minutes it could generate [13440] mW.

If playing music on an iPod classic consumes about 77mW per second, 10 minutes of turbine time (assuming 100% energy transfer efficiency) can power [ 174 ] seconds of playback time, enough to listen to about [ 1 ] 3 minute songs.

Thoughts
Make it lighter by using glue instead of metal pins.

FL12482402

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Our Design
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Our Experiment
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Results
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Reading 1 Current [ 17] mA
Reading 2 Current [ 16.2] mA
Reading 3 Current [ ] mA
Reading 4 Current [ ] mA
Average Current = [ 16.6 ] mA
Windspeed at fan = [s ] ms-1
Resistance = [ 100 ] Ohms
Power = I * I * R (remember to convert mA to A) 27.56

So with a windspeed of [s ] our turbine generates an average current of [I ] mA delivering [P ] (convert W to mW) mW per second so in 10 minutes it could generate [P * 600 ] mW.

If playing music on an iPod classic consumes about 77mW per second, 10 minutes of turbine time (assuming 100% energy transfer efficiency) can power [ 214.7 ] seconds of playback time, enough to listen to about [ 1.2 ] 3 minute songs.

Thoughts
REPLACE THIS WITH YOUR THOUGHTS: HOW COULD YOUR WINDMILL BE IMPROVED, HOW COULD THE EXPERIMENT BE IMPROVED, IS 100% EFFICIENCY ENERGY TRANSFER REALISTIC, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK AN EXPERT, HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING, ETC...

JA12472402

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Our Design
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Our Experiment
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Results
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Reading 1 Current [ 19.4] mA
Reading 2 Current [ 18.7] mA
Reading 3 Current [ 18.9] mA
Reading 4 Current [ 19] mA
Average Current = [ 19 ] mA
Windspeed at fan = [ 6.9 ] ms-1
Resistance = [ 100 ] Ohms
Power = I * I * R (remember to convert mA to A) 36.10

So with a windspeed of [s ] our turbine generates an average current of [I ] mA delivering [P ] (convert W to mW) mW per second so in 10 minutes it could generate [P * 600 ] mW.

If playing music on an iPod classic consumes about 77mW per second, 10 minutes of turbine time (assuming 100% energy transfer efficiency) can power [ 281.3 ] seconds of playback time, enough to listen to about [ 1.6 ] 3 minute songs.

Thoughts
REPLACE THIS WITH YOUR THOUGHTS: HOW COULD YOUR WINDMILL BE IMPROVED, HOW COULD THE EXPERIMENT BE IMPROVED, IS 100% EFFICIENCY ENERGY TRANSFER REALISTIC, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK AN EXPERT, HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING, ETC...

JP12452402

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Our Design
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Our Experiment
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Results
EDIT WITH YOUR VALUES
Reading 1 Current [ 17.7] mA
Reading 2 Current [ 17.8] mA
Reading 3 Current [ 18] mA
Reading 4 Current [ 17.5] mA
Average Current = [ 17.75] mA
Windspeed at fan = [s ] ms-1
Resistance = [ 100 ] Ohms
Power = I * I * R (remember to convert mA to A) 31.51

So with a windspeed of [s ] our turbine generates an average current of [I ] mA delivering [P ] (convert W to mW) mW per second so in 10 minutes it could generate [P * 600 ] mW.

If playing music on an iPod classic consumes about 77mW per second, 10 minutes of turbine time (assuming 100% energy transfer efficiency) can power [ 245.5 ] seconds of playback time, enough to listen to about [ 1.4 ] 3 minute songs.

Thoughts
REPLACE THIS WITH YOUR THOUGHTS: HOW COULD YOUR WINDMILL BE IMPROVED, HOW COULD THE EXPERIMENT BE IMPROVED, IS 100% EFFICIENCY ENERGY TRANSFER REALISTIC, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK AN EXPERT, HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING, ETC...