VAWTPower Management, Inc.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Sandia National Lab Tests Turbine


Sandia National Laboratories Analytical Structural Dynamics Department has completed two days of on-site testing and data gathering at the Clines Corners turbine site. The tests looked at the vibration characteristics of the turbine and how they compare with those predicted by their computer modeling. The accuracy of the computer modeling is critical to the design of the next generation beta VP100.

Lab personal attached accelerometers and strain gauges with glue and magnets to the turbine. Striking, pulling or rotating then vibrated the turbine structure. The resulting vibrations were recorded by the Lab’s portable data acquisition system for analysis.

Preliminary results of this week's testing confirm the accuracy of new turbine design modeling. Design of the beta turbine is largely complete.

Labels: , ,

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home