Energy Engineers: Build-a-Blade Wind Power 

Energy Engineers: Build-a-Blade Wind Power 

Overview

Design, test and revise wind turbine blade to find the optimal design.

Highlights

Program Type: Lab

Program Duration: 1.25 Hours

Trip Season: Sept-June

Student Limit: Up to 20

Ocean Literacy Principle: #6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.

Trip Description

Wind Power energy generation is a growing industry in southeastern New England. In this lab, students will design and test a turbine blade of their own design. Variables such as pitch, blade length and blade number will be considered. Students will use their data to draw conclusions about which variables have the greatest effect on power output.

Labs taught a Project O take place over 2.5 hours so this program plus one additional lab of your choosing will be taught.