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    Wind Power: 20 Projects to Make with Paper
    Wind Power: 20 Projects to Make with Paper
    Wind Power: 20 Projects to Make with Paper
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    Wind Power: 20 Projects to Make with Paper

    By Clive Dobson

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    A beginner's guide to wind power and an invitation to experiment with wind and its potential as an energy source.

    Wind-powered generators are now used worldwide as a reliable source of "green" energy. How does wind create power? What is wind? What scientific characteristics make pinwheels, windmills and wind turbines spin? What makes them turn faster and more efficiently? Will we ever see a day when every home is powered by its own wind generator? This new book answers these critical questions and many more in clear, non-technical language.

    Wind Power provides 20 unique projects for youth that use, adapt and illustrate the power of the wind. Artist Clive Dobson provides a basic scientific understanding of wind power and the ways in which it can be harnessed for vital tasks that require energy.

    The book encourages young readers to experiment with wind so they can experience the properties of moving air on various windmill shapes and discover through trial and error what makes them effective for toys, artwork, kinetic power and even for generating electricity.

    This ideal beginner's guide to the power of the wind offers:

    • Real-life examples of wind power from history and current everyday uses
    • 20 projects for all ages and skill levels, from a simple two-blade pinwheel to a sophisticated six-sail windmill to a modern turbine with airfoil blades
    • Clear illustrations and photographs that complement the step-by-step construction instructions
    • Hands-on experience that provides a clear understanding of scientific principles
    • Inspiration for beginners to experiment with wind
    • Reflections on the modern use of wind power in building a sustainable future

    The creative challenges in this compact book of projects will inspire future generations to become more self-sufficient.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFirefly Books
    Release dateSep 2, 2015
    ISBN9781770857032
    Wind Power: 20 Projects to Make with Paper

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      Book preview

      Wind Power - Clive Dobson

      Published by Firefly Books Ltd. 2010

      Copyright ©2010 Firefly Books Ltd.

      Text copyright ©2010 Clive Dobson

      Illustrations copyright ©2010 Clive Dobson

      Photographs copyright ©2010 Clive Dobson except as noted

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by 

      any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

      The publisher gratefully acknowledges the financial support for our publishing program by the 

      Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund as administered by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Dobson, Clive, 1949- 

             Wind power : 20 projects to make with paper / Clive Dobson. 

      Includes bibliographical references and index. 

      ISBN-13: 978-1-55407-749-6 (pbk.)     ISBN-10: 1-55407-749-4 (pbk.)   

      ISBN-13: 978-1-55407-659-8 (bound)     ISBN-10: 1-55407-659-5 (bound) 

             1. Wind power--Juvenile literature.  2. Paper work--Juvenile literature. I. Title. 

      TJ820.D62 2010      j621.31’2136      C2010-903669-7

      Publisher Cataloging-in-Publication Data (U.S.)

      Dobson, Clive.

          Wind power : 20 projects to make with paper / Clive Dobson. 

      [96] p. : ill. (some col.), col. photos. ;   cm. 

      Includes bibliographic references and index.

      Summary: Projects for youth that use, adapt and illustrate the power of the wind. Includes a basic scientific understanding 

      of wind power and the ways in which it can be harnessed for vital tasks that require energy.

      ISBN-13: 978-1-55407-749-6 (pbk.)     ISBN-10: 1-55407-749-4 (pbk.)   

      ISBN-13: 978-1-55407-659-8 (bound)     ISBN-10: 1-55407-659-5 (bound) 

      1. Wind power – Juvenile literature.  2. Science projects – Juvenile literature.  I. Title.           

      621.45 dc22      TJ820.D6376   2010

      Published in the United States by

      Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc.

      P.O. Box 1338, Ellicott Station,

      Buffalo, New York  14205

      Published in Canada by

      Firefly Books Ltd.

      50 Staples Ave,

      Richmond Hill, Ontario  L4B 0A7

      Cover design: McCorkindale Advertising & Design

      eBook Design: George Walker, Firefly Books Ltd.

      Photography editing by Jolie Dobson Photography

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      Wind

      The power of the Sun

      Prevailing winds

      Seeing wind

      Measuring wind

      The Beaufort Wind Force Scale

      A Short History of Wind Power

      From Egypt to Persia and the Mediterranean: sailing and the first windmills

      A good idea spreads northward

      500 years to perfect the windmill

      The Industrial Revolution

      Pumping water for livestock in America

      Generating electricity

      Experimenting with electricity

      Common sense and the Jacobs wind turbine

      The Gedser Mollen

      NASA and beyond

      Some Basic Principles

      Sailboats and windmills

      Windmills with sails

      Angle of attack

      Streamlining

      Airfoils, lift and drag

      Bernoulli’s Principle

      Airfoils and wind turbines

      Limitations

      Betz’s Law

      Hurricane winds

      Turbulence

      Pulse and vibration

      A question of size

      Hawts versus Vawts

      Pros and cons of horizontal axis wind turbines versus vertical axis wind turbines

      Experimenting With Wind

      Drawing

      Prototypes

      Materials

      Tools

      Geometry

      Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines

      Pinwheels

      Construction tips

      2-Blade Pinwheel

      3-Blade Pinwheel

      4-Blade Pinwheel

      5-Blade Pinwheel

      6-Blade Pinwheel

      Experimental Windmills

      X Windmill A

      X Windmill B

      X Windmill C

      Windmills

      6-Blade Windmill

      12-Blade Windmill

      Square HAWT 1

      Square HAWT 2

      6-Blade Star

      Experimental HAWTs

      X HAWT A

      X HAWT B and X HAWT C

      Sunflower Turbine

      Modern Wind Turbines

      Modern Turbine

      Modern Turbine with Airfoil Blades

      Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

      2-Blade VAWT

      Ventilato1

      3-Blade VAWT

      X 3-Blade VAWT

      Easy 6-Blade VAWT

      6-Blade VAWT

      Savonius

      Squirrel Cage

      The Future of Wind Power

      Glossary

      Photo Credits

      Sources and Resources

      New and old: Giant wind turbines generating electrical power and a ranch water-pumping windmill at Rio Vista, California.

      Introduction

      As the true method of knowledge is experiment

      the true faculty of knowing must be the faculty 

      which experiences. — William Blake, 1788

      Although this quote from the poet William Blake is taken out of its original context, it is relevant to the intentions of this book. Through experimentation with pinwheels and other small turbines you design and make for yourself out of simple materials and using basic geometry, you can learn more about the power of wind. You can experience the properties of moving air on various forms and discover through trial and error what makes them effective — or not — for toys, artwork, kinetic power and even for generating electricity. The forms your projects can take are almost as infinite and limitless as the wind itself.

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