re: Governor

Tom Brosz — 5/28/2004 1:46:02 PM (archived)

I haven't done any research, but I know I have seen hub-mounted mechanisms that alter the pitch of windmill blades based on rotation speed, using weights of some kind. If something like this can be bought off the shelf, it might be worth looking into.

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It's frustrating trying to overcome this obstacle; I could use some 'armchair' engineering advice. - Jacob Samorodin - 5/27/2004 3:51:59 PM
- If the moment of inertia is so high that gyroscopic forces prefent rotation by a vane in the plane of the Earth's surface, - David F Mayer - 5/30/2004 5:34:49 AM
- Governor - Nick Hoffman - 5/28/2004 7:30:43 AM
  - re: Governor - Tom Brosz - 5/28/2004 1:46:02 PM
- re: It's frustrating trying to overcome this obstacle; I could use some 'armchair' engineering advice. - Greg - 5/27/2004 4:47:10 PM
  - Thanks. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 5/27/2004 4:52:33 PM
- re: It's frustrating trying to overcome this obstacle; I could use some 'armchair' engineering advice. - Tom Brosz - 5/27/2004 3:56:51 PM
  - Excellent idea. Contrarotating turbines are superior because there is no net TWIST to the - David F Mayer - 5/30/2004 5:39:08 AM
    - Structure - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2004 3:15:13 PM
  - Thanks for this advice also. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 5/27/2004 4:53:39 PM

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