Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are devices to convert wind energy into electricity. Unlike horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT) where the main rotor shaft is set horizontally, VAWTs use vertical rotor shaft. Unlike HAWTs, VAWTs can be...
Wind energy provides an attractive power source as an alternative to fossil fuels because it is abundant, clean, and produces no harmful emissions. To extract more energy from the wind we need to increase the wind turbine size. However, the...
Wind power has the potential to provide access to electricity to areas lacking the resources to create industrial power plants, as well as supplement residential energy supplies. The low resource investment and ease of installation make it ideal...
Current wind power technology is not economically feasible throughout most of the United States due to low average wind speeds. A design for a small-scale wind concentrator device suitable for use in areas of low wind velocity was tested using...
University of Louisville--Faculty; Generators; Engineers; Engines; University of Louisville. Speed Scientific School; Teachers
Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Carl O.G. Wittig grasps a wheel attached to a steam turbine driven generator unit located in Sackett Hall. Assistant professor of mechanical engineering Lawrence S. Churchill, Jr., wearing a suit and...
University of Louisville--Faculty; Generators; Engineers; Engines; University of Louisville. Speed Scientific School; Teachers
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Lawrence S. Churchill, Jr. (far left) and head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Carl O. G. Wittig stand with two unidentified men behind a steam turbine driven generator unit located in...
