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MATERIALS The ‘Wind Initiative Generator’ dimensions span 50 metres long, 25 metres wide and 8 metres high. The primary layer of the structure is constructed out of Kebony timber. Kebony timber has been chosen for a variety of reasons including its high resistance to wear, exceptionally good decay resistance long life span. Kebony products have no harmful effects on the environment and have good compressive strength. The dimensions for each triangular component range in size because of the different sizes over the structure. From the core of the structure, the triangular components are the smallest in size and increase at each row to the outer row. Because of this, it is very hard to identify each triangular component. The thickness of each component is consistent at 150mm. The width of the components range from 500mm to 1000 mm.
high efficiency of material use. The steel frame occupies the entire exterior of the structure at 50 metres long, 25 metres wide and 50mm thick. The steel structure will be fabricated off-site and delivered on site. Our method of wind generation has been tested to have an efficiency range of 25-30%, with conventional wind turbines operating an efficiency of 45% at their rated speeds. For the size of our structure, we have equated 2000kWh (kilowatthours) to be generated from our energy source for any given year. As this technology and method of generating wind energy is particularly new, extensive development of the product is still happening. There is strong belief that with time and further development, the efficiency range could surpass the efficiency of conventional wind turbines. If this can be realised, we believe that this method of generating wind energy will be the preferred method.
The exterior layer is constructed out of steel. Steel has been identified as the most appropriate material for the outer layer as it is 100% recyclable and provides excellent design flexibility. Furthermore, steel is lightweight but strong, engineered to provide a very
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