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Wind Turbine – A High School Engineering Story

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Design a wind turbine? These high schools students are learning how to solve challenging problems. Watch their story. http://youtu.be/MWm2mFaa2zo

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Tunnel Vision Part III

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

The terminal and smells of hydraulics and motors are now well behind us and the status console indicates NORMAL operating conditions. It is no longer possible to look at the tube structural support rings as they pass at a rate … Continue reading →

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Tunnel Vision Part II

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Just before stepping through the hatch of our five foot diameter bullet, I look behind the craft at the 165 foot diameter fan stretching above and all around me and I realize more than I had ever before, that I … Continue reading →

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Tunnel Vision

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

(Here is a short short story I wrote many years ago, for your engineering imagination, vision, and assessment. Is this story possible? Can such a wind tunnel really be operated? If not, why? Does it violate some law of physics … Continue reading →

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