Comments on: Green Wind Power comes to little Spanish Fork Utah http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:21:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: JON http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-10638 JON Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:11:59 +0000 http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-10638 Hate to break the news to everyone but these windmills are defective and have been recalled. http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/04/18/india-windmill-empire-begins-to-show-cracks/print/ Hate to break the news to everyone but these windmills are defective and have been recalled. http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/04/18/india-windmill-empire-begins-to-show-cracks/print/

]]> By: Rick http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-10592 Rick Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:57:40 +0000 http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-10592 I worked at Boeing for 20 years. Boeing actually designed windmill blades for General Electric back in the late 80's but when the OPEC oil embargos ended and fuel prices dropped, those programs fizzled away. I want to commend you on correctly guessing the purpose of those "little fins" on the blades. There are called Vortex Generators and in aerodynamics they provide a simple way of maintaining a smooth laminar flow of air by "generating" a small swirl of air like a tiny tornado around and downward over the surface thereby forcing the vast majority of the air-flow to stick or reattach to the down-wind side or low pressure side of the blade. I worked at Boeing for 20 years. Boeing actually designed windmill blades for General Electric back in the late 80’s but when the OPEC oil embargos ended and fuel prices dropped, those programs fizzled away.
I want to commend you on correctly guessing the purpose of those “little fins” on the blades.
There are called Vortex Generators and in aerodynamics they provide a simple way of maintaining a smooth laminar flow of air by “generating” a small swirl of air like a tiny tornado around and downward over the surface thereby forcing the vast majority of the air-flow to stick or reattach to the down-wind side or low pressure side of the blade.

]]> By: Ryan Robinson http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-4862 Ryan Robinson Wed, 14 May 2008 06:04:48 +0000 http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-4862 Hey Josh, I finaly got a picture posted of the Windmills from the air. It's not the best shot. I took it flying from my house. I hope to get one from closer up here in the next few days. Hey Josh,
I finaly got a picture posted of the Windmills from the air. It’s not the best shot. I took it flying from my house. I hope to get one from closer up here in the next few days.

]]> By: Ryan Robinson http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-4228 Ryan Robinson Wed, 07 May 2008 17:23:17 +0000 http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-4228 Hey Josh, Thanks for the up close pictures. I wanted to go down and check them out first hand but couldn’t muster up the courage. I recently bought a house up buy the windmill project and have loved watching these things spring up. There are a total of 9 now and it looks like they all have the blades on. I have seen a couple of them turning very slowly. I’ll be shooting some aerial pictures of them in the next couple of days and posting them on my web site. I’ll update you when I have them posted. This is the page they will be posted on. http://www.planeinsanerc.com/PlaneInsane.php?PageID=20 Hey Josh,
Thanks for the up close pictures. I wanted to go down and check them out first hand but couldn’t muster up the courage. I recently bought a house up buy the windmill project and have loved watching these things spring up. There are a total of 9 now and it looks like they all have the blades on. I have seen a couple of them turning very slowly. I’ll be shooting some aerial pictures of them in the next couple of days and posting them on my web site. I’ll update you when I have them posted. This is the page they will be posted on. http://www.planeinsanerc.com/PlaneInsane.php?PageID=20

]]> By: Marlene http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-4226 Marlene Wed, 07 May 2008 14:27:23 +0000 http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-4226 Have you been back since they are all up? It is totally awesome! Breathtaking! I can't wait until they are working. Thanks for your research. Do you know where the power is going? I heard Rocky Mountain Power has bought it, but I have no idea where it's going! Have you been back since they are all up? It is totally awesome! Breathtaking! I can’t wait until they are working. Thanks for your research. Do you know where the power is going? I heard Rocky Mountain Power has bought it, but I have no idea where it’s going!

]]> By: Kris http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-3065 Kris Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:13:47 +0000 http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-3065 Happy to finally hear someone say something positive about this project. It is at least a weekly trip to the canyon to watch the progress, take some pictures, just stand in awe at the sheer size and scope of wind mills, and then head to Diamond Fork Rd. to enjoy the wildlife and nature. Did you have to get permission to go down there? (posted private property & we haven't felt like testing if the police would come or not) Thanks for the great pictures and all the info! Really enjoyed it! Happy to finally hear someone say something positive about this project. It is at least a weekly trip to the canyon to watch the progress, take some pictures, just stand in awe at the sheer size and scope of wind mills, and then head to Diamond Fork Rd. to enjoy the wildlife and nature. Did you have to get permission to go down there? (posted private property & we haven’t felt like testing if the police would come or not) Thanks for the great pictures and all the info! Really enjoyed it!

]]> By: Tom Gray http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-2069 Tom Gray Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:36:37 +0000 http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-2069 Great stuff, thanks! Regards, Thomas O. Gray American Wind Energy Association <a href="http://www.powerofwind.org" rel="nofollow">www.powerofwind.org</a> <a href="http://www.awea.org" rel="nofollow">www.awea.org</a> Great stuff, thanks!

Regards,
Thomas O. Gray
American Wind Energy Association
http://www.powerofwind.org
http://www.awea.org

]]> By: MICHAEL BOGGS http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-2010 MICHAEL BOGGS Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:22:23 +0000 http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-2010 INSPIRATIONAL! THANK YOU! INSPIRATIONAL! THANK YOU!

]]> By: Josh Carr Superstar http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-1989 Josh Carr Superstar Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:39:52 +0000 http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-1989 Why not have a huge font it is super easy to read. I think the old people have it all figured out. I am tired of websites with tons of tiny words crammed on a page...of course my opinion changes all the time and by the time anyone reads this comment my font could be tiny again. Why not have a huge font it is super easy to read. I think the old people have it all figured out. I am tired of websites with tons of tiny words crammed on a page…of course my opinion changes all the time and by the time anyone reads this comment my font could be tiny again.

]]> By: Manizesto http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-1988 Manizesto Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:53:39 +0000 http://hiphapnin.com/green-wind-power-comes-to-little-spanish-fork-utah/#comment-1988 Very cool, Josh. I had no idea this was going up. (BTW, is the demographic for your blog people with bad vision? Why the huge font?) Very cool, Josh. I had no idea this was going up.

(BTW, is the demographic for your blog people with bad vision? Why the huge font?)

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