Articles, tagged with "horizontal axis", page 1

Recently, I got a chance to try some new software from ZWSOFT called ZWCAD Mechanical . I was pleasantly surprised at the power of its annotation capabilities, especially the Power Dimension function that I have been using frequently in another program, ...

Wind turbines are devices that convert energy into electricity. Local wind conditions determine placement, while aerodynamic modeling determines the shape of the blade, the orientation of the axis and the number of blades or other wind-catching forms. All...

RC vehicles and remote control helicopters aren’t just for kids. Even though kids do enjoy speeding around a parking lot with their small scale Porsches, climbing rock piles with an RC monster truck or else dominating the skies with their replica fighter ...

Are you looking to build an electricity generating windmill to produce free electrical power for your home? Well, you wouldn't be the first! Many people have realized the significant benefits to their electric bills by building and installing home made wi...

Wind turbines are one of the oldes known devices used for generating energy. Although the basic principle behind wind generators has never changed, wind turbine blades in particular have changed drastically over time, from the unwieldy windmill blades of ...

The first large windmill to produce electricity was the American multi-blade design, built in 1888. It's 12-kilowatt capabilities were later supposed by modern 70-100 kilowatt wind turbines. No prior art has been disclosed that uses a mechanical advantage...