the vturbine™ a high power wind turbine for low wind climates
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The vTurbine™
A High PowerWind TurbineFor Low WindClimates
About Us:
Dina Nash:Chief Operations Officer
M.S. Florida State M.S. Social Administration University of Arkansas. Teaching, CounselingAgency Program DirectorEnvironmental Science CampProgram Manager
Environmental advocacy in clean water, clean air issues.Wants wind energy to reduce air pollution andU.S. dependence on fossil fuel.
About Us:
Ron Meyers:Chief Business ArchitectProfessor of Environmental Policy, University of ArkansasChair Environmental Education Research Commission.
Ph.D. Natural Resource Management M.A. in Public Policy Management B.S. Planning and Policy in 1986each from The Ohio State University.
TeacherClinton School of Public ServiceChatham University, and University of Chicago.20 plus years in environmental policy, Ohio EPACommunity Extension Service.
About Us:
L. Van Warren: Chief Technical Officer
M.S. Computer Science - Univ. of Utah M.S. Aerospace Engineering - Univ. of Illinois 10 year veteran NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryDesigned UALR Virtual Reality Laboratory
Created First Cloud Free Image of EarthUsed for “Earth In The Balance”, Al Gore, Tom Van Sant
Wind
The Problem
Wind Turbines are typically ratedat wind speed = 20+ mph.
Power grows as cube of speed.
It also shrinks as cube of speed!
The Problem
Wind Turbines are typically ratedat wind speed = 20+ mph.
Little Rock Seasonal Average
9.6 mph @ 100 feet AGL
7.2 mph @ 50 feet AGL
The Solution
Use the Venturi Effectto multiply the wind speed.
The “average” wind speedis multiplied by thearea ratio.
Flow is stable, subsonic,and uses off the shelfturbine technology.
Development Phases
Phase 1: Working Architectural Model
Phase 2: Full Scale Prototype Testing
Phase 3: Manufacturing
