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Wind Car 4 (Windmill Type)

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What kind of experiment is this?

Experimental procedure and explanation:

  • This wind car utilizes a windmill. It has a simple configuration that uses a rubber band to transmit rotation.
  • Windmills have more resistance than propellers, but you can see how these familiar devices can move the car forward.
  • In wind power generation, propellers are used because windmills have more aerodynamic drag.

[Keywords] wind energy
[Reference] “The Wonders of Flow,” Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering, Koudansha Blue Backs, pp. 118-119
[Link] http://www.kenis.co.jp/education/rikanavi/es/03_01.html
Last Update:9.7.2013