I think I got YAHOOOO'd. Anyway they were just saying thanx to S.G. for
the response.
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Neal Chabot" <sire@...> wrote:
>
> I don't see any message in these posts by Robert Merrill.........
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Merrill
> To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 10:28 PM
> Subject: [papercreters] Re: Wind -was- Effective R-Value calcs
>
>
>
> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "slurryguy" slurryguy@ wrote:
> >
> > It's simple planetary geometery.
> >
> > The earth's rotational axis is tilted in relation to the plane of
> > it's orbit. (This is what gives us seasons) Therefore the arctics
> > have drastically short solar days in winter, if the sun makes it
> > above the horizon at all. The angle of incidence means that the
> > solar radiation has to fight through a much thicker layer of
> > atmosphere also. There's simply a lot less solar radition to be
> > collected.
> >
> > Sublimation effect (ice evaporation) inhibits ice buildup on a wind
> > turbine at extremely cold temperatures(below zero F). Ice is a
> > bigger problem at temperate climates where you get freezing rain.
> >
> > To directly answer your question, I've seen plenty of pictures of
> > wind turbine disasters. That's why you mount one on a tower a safe
> > distance from you house instead of on your roof. (that and it's a
> > lot easier to maintain, and you don't have to live with vibration
> > noise).
> >
> > Dan and Dan on otherpower have a lot of great stories in the
> > experiments section. Lots of great reading there. They go into
> > great detail describing failures and what they learned from them.
> > Their information is free. Hugh Piggot has also detailed his
> > failures as well as his successes.
> >
> > The discussion board on that site is one of the best discussion
> > boards around. I highly reccomend it. That board was one of many
> > that was looked at to see why it was so successful before
> > Papercreters was created.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Merrill"
> > robertmerrill1953@ wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi S.G.;
> > >
> > > <<<<<Solar power isn't practical in the arctics>>>>>>
> > >
> > > I am wondering where or how you derive this assumption?
> > >
> > > <<<<<wind in Alaska >>>>>>>
> > >
> > > Have you ever seen the pictures of ice encrusted blades stuck 4'
in
> > the
> > > ground when they severed in a 60 m.p.h.??
> > >
> > > See Yaaaa........ Bob M.
> > >
> >
>
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