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Product(Not Imported)
World's fastest turning
blades at over 2000 RPM!
Great for direct drive
PMA's
WHAT MAKES OUR WIND TURBINE
BLADES SPECIAL?
They lift and push at
the same time -
"The boundary layer
effect on these blades is pure perfection"
Thermodynes Hornet and KT
Pantera blades made by hydrogenappliances.com and WindturbineUSA.com
lose remarkably little energy in terms of efficiency. The whole
blade is perfection and could only be described as a monolithic
wind catching 'sweet-spot' from bass to tip.
The very best electricity
generating turbines are not pushed by the wind so much as they
are pulled. Making electricity requires medium to high RPMs at
the alternator and blades that are pushed can never go faster
than the true wind speed, usually much slower. These are called
"drag turbines". Good turbines rely on aerodynamic
lift to turn them. When the blade pitch is set perfect the blades
can spin many times faster than the wind, just as a catamaran
can sail faster than true wind speed.
A blade with tip-speed ratio call TSR of 5 will spin at 50mph
in a 10mph wind, creating its own apparent wind of ~51 mph. The
apparent direction of that wind moves closer to the blade's rotational
plane the faster it spins; likewise, the blade tip sees a faster
and shallower apparent wind than the blade root.
As the apparent wind contacts the leading edge, it splits. Some
air goes along the convex back, some goes along the concave front.
The streams adhere to the blade surface and adjacent air by boundary
layer effect.
The concave side air slows down, generating a net positive air
pressure; the air flowing over the convex back of the blade speeds
up, creating a net (and stronger) negative air pressure. Both
sets of pressures act perpendicular to the surface of the blade.
The forces act in all different directions and intensities, but
the net force is a flexing and forward one. The flex force is
canceled by the blade's stiffness; what's left is a forward vector
of surprising strength:
There's a fairly narrow window of apparent wind direction or
attack angle - in which a lifting airfoil will operate efficiently.
The flow along its sides must be smooth, and it must remain attached
to the blade surface. If it detaches, the result is lost lift,
terrible drag, and turbulence, with attendant noise and vibration.
These conditions are known as stalling (attack angle too steep)
and luffing (attack angle too shallow.)
Wind turbine designers have developed numerous strategies to
keep the apparent wind angle correct, which is especially hard
given that different parts of the blade are moving different
speeds, and to keep lift strong and constant along the full length
of the foil. These strategies can be grouped in pairs: Taper
and draft, twist and pitch. Near the hub of a propeller-style-turbine,
the apparent wind is slower and closer in direction to the true
wind, the blade root has a wide chord (breadth) and a fairly
deep draft, and it faces more toward the true wind. The blade
tip is traveling very fast, too much breadth or 'cup' would create
crippling drag, so the blade there tends to be narrower and flatter.
The tip also experiences an apparent wind nearly in line with
its rotational plane, so it needs very little twist.
Finally, the best HAWTs (horizontal-axis wind turbines) are able
to rotate the entire blade to vary TSR, optimize lift, and keep
the alternator spinning at its prime electricity-making RPM.
They use taper, draft, twist and pitch all at once.
For what it's worth a brief look at why the world's best engineers
design HAWTs rather than VAWTs (vertical axis wind turbines).
The very worst VAWTs are pure drag machines: paddles pushed by
the wind. Their maximum apparent wind is the true wind MINUS
their own rotational speed, so they can never go fast and the
wind's force is gutted. And two-thirds of the time, a given blade
is either contributing nothing or plowing headlong INTO the wind.
These generally fall under the heading of Savonius Rotors. Their
TSRs are always less than 1.0, and their efficiencies are gruesome.
Better, though not much, is a class of semi-lifting VAWTs classified
as Darrius, Modified Darrius, or Gyro Rotors. These include the
famous 'eggbeaters' and more modern designs. Almost half the
time, their blades are on or near a "beam reach," moving
perpendicular to the true wind, which sailors know is the fastest,
most-efficient point of sail. But the back blade is operating
in the wind shadow of the front one, its draft must somehow be
inverted, the downwind blade is dragging some, and the upwind
blade is a sea anchor. Darrius blades are pulling maybe 50% of
the time. They aspire to TSRs of 2.5, they do spin faster than
the wind, but not much.
A HAWT experiences great
lift over a 100% power stroke. That's why GE, Mitsubishi, and
Vestas build them that way. Pound for pound and dollar for dollar
HAWT'S are winning the economic battle for cheap and reliable
wind power.
All blades MUST be mounted
on our tilting or tilted bracket types to keep clearances to
the
mounting pole at a safe
distance! DO NOT mount these on other manufactures wind turbines!
34.5" KT WIND TURBINE
BLADES -
For use with Super-Core,
Max-core and Dual-Core PMA's
THE LOW WIND
AREA MOTIVATION!
5 big blades makes turbines
work so much better for ultra low wind zones!
Wind Turbine Propeller
Sets With Round Hub / Lots of low end torque!
Large 76" Diameter
can generate 3000 Watts or more
depending on PMA efficiency.
(34.5" long blades)
(3 blade kits have 72"
diameter hub style)
We recommend using
the 2.5" bracket kits with these big blades LINK HERE
Weighed and balanced
set!
We do not sell individual
blades sinceblade
sets MUST be sold in balanced
kits in order to turn
smooth without vibration.
Buy ONE set #KT3BH - 3 X 34.5" KT blades with hub and bolts $279.95
Plus $41.98 S&H -
Buy ONE set #KT5BH - 5 X 34.5" KT blades with hub and bolts $299.95
Plus $42.98 S&H -
Buy ONE set #KT7BH - 7 X 34.5" KT blades with hub and bolts $339.95
Plus $43.98 S&H -
Buy ONE set #KT9BH - 9 X 34.5" KT blades with hub and bolts $369.95
Plus $44.98 S&H -
Large 34.5" Long Blades can generate lots of
rotations in mild and dirty wind
These are weighed sets that
are balanced to run smooth. NO HUB.
#KT3B
- 3 Blade Balanced Pack
Buy ONE set for only $229.95 Plus $39.98 S&H -
#KT5B
- 5 Blade Balanced Pack
Buy ONE set for only $259.95 Plus $40.98 S&H -
#KT7B
- 7 Blade Balanced Pack
Buy ONE set for only $299.95 Plus $42.98 S&H -
#KT9B
- 9 Blade Balanced Pack
Buy ONE set for only $329.95 Plus $43.98 S&H -
5 KT CLEAR Blade Set With
Hub
#KT5CH - 5 Blade set /
76" With 17mm
plain hole hub for Delco PMA shaft.
Wind Turbine Propeller
Set With Round Hub / Great balance!
Large 76" Diameter
can generate 3000 Watts or more depending on PMA efficiency.
(3 blade kits have 72"
diameter hub style) Weighed and balanced set!
Order model #KT5CH: Includes
5 KT blades, hub
(Makes 74" dia.)
and mounting hardware.
We do not sell individual
blades since
blade sets MUST be balanced
to run smooth.
Buy
clear KT 5 blade set for only $319.99 Plus $37.99 S&H -
Buy
clear KT 7 blade set for only $369.95 Plus $43.99 S&H -
Buy
clear KT 9 blade set for only $419.95 Plus $45.99 S&H -
CLEAR KT 34.5"
long blades only (NO HUB)
Weighed and balanced
set! Not sold separately.
We do not sell individual
blades sinceblade sets MUST be balanced to run smooth.
Large 76" Diameter
can generate 3000 Watts or more depending on PMA efficiency.
(3 blade kits have 72"
diameter hub style) Weighed and balanced set!
Buy
ONE set of 3 Blades #KT3C - Set of 3 Blades (34.5") for
only $229.99 Plus $33.98 S&H -
Buy
ONE set of 5 Blades #KT5C - Set of 5 Blades (34.5") for
only $329.99 Plus $35.98 S&H -
Buy
ONE set of 7 Blades #KT7C - Set of 7 Blades (34.5") for
only $358.99 Plus $41.95 S&H -
Buy
ONE set of 9 Blades #KT9C - Set of 9 Blades (34.5") for
only $379.99 Plus $47.95 S&H -
KT HUB KITS 5-7-9-10 BLADES
-
EXTRA THICK FOR ULTRA
HIGH WIND ZONES
DOUBLE THICK (1/4")
17mm ID hubs that fit most late model Delco PMA's - Made from
top quality steel.
New 5/16" bolts are
bigger. Practically indestructible in high winds!
Buy
KT 5 / 10 blade hub for only $69.95 Plus $23.90 S&H -
Buy
KT 7 blade hub for only $69.95 Plus $23.90 S&H
Buy
KT 9 blade hub for only $69.95 Plus $23.90 S&H -
ADD
A NUT AND BOLT KIT FOR ANY OF THE HUBS ABOVE $19.95 Plus $13.90
S&H -
Wind turbines experience
"PROGRESSIVE LOSS" or Cascade Failure when under
heavy loads. This means that the slower the rotor spins under
load the MORE likely it is to spin even slower and so on (Cascade
Failure) until the blades are moving so slow they can't catch
enough wind to be effective any longer because of excessive "Way-Holes".
This is why two and three blade systems need a computer to keep
the blades rev'd up to speed. The computer removes the load by
making fast adjustments and this keeps the blades moving quickly
eliminating cascade failure. However a computer become less necessary
when you have lots of blades working for you since cascade failure
is greatly reduced by having the extra surface area of 6 blades.
3 blades will work just as good as 6 blades IF the design is
100% perfect. Having 6 blades is an EXTREMELY forgiving system
for those of you experimenting with using motors as generators!
"Cascade Failure";
The slower a blade spins
the more likely it is to spin even slower and so on until it
can no longer adequately catch wind as "Way-Holes"
form in the propellers diameter matrix area.
"Way-Holes";
A potential power producing
area of a wind turbine propellers diameter that is allowing air
to pass through in-between blade strikes.
or - The absence of a wind turbine blade in the winds path at
any given point in rotation time usually caused by over-amperage
loads including connection to lower voltage batteries used in
low wind speed areas or high amperage appliances or lack of blade
area in the original turbine design or a mismatched PMA to blade
area ratio in the design. (Way-Holes are also called 'The Unengaged
Blade Area' )
IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO THIS
ONE SIMPLE LITTLE QUESTION IN THE END.
The REAL question becomes,
WHAT is cheaper. Extra BLADES or COMPUTER controls???
Well, at least in the case
of small wind turbines it's a no-brainer,, Extra blades are much
cheaper than electronic controls and definitely more dependable
too!!