Is it possible to power a boat using only a wind turbine?
2007-02-10 21:42:54 · 4 answers · asked by ktbaron 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Nice theory gjmb1960, try explaining it to the owner of this ship:
http://foxxaero.homestead.com/indrad_007.html
It's powered by a wind turbine and it works well.
Your theory had a little error in it. You forgot that the wind resistance will increase exponentially and not linearly with increasing speed.
The wind turbine will indeed get more wind and turn faster as the boat gains more speed but you don't get a perpetuum mobile. With increasing speed the resistance increases more then the power you get from the wind and eventually you reach a maximum speed. I think the theoretically maximum is 2 times the speed of the wind.
2007-02-10 22:05:09 · answer #1 · answered by Voice of Insanity 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
the windmill will have more resistance than it can ever power.
If it could you would have a perpetuum mobile, namely give the boat a bit of velocity, then because of the wind that it then have, the windmill will rotate and power the boat that will go faster and thus more wind , etcetera,
so you see with logical reasoning alone you can quit the project before you started to buy all the stuff you would need
good luck with you r next project , driop me a wquestion of you have more doubts I will eliminate them like I did with this one
ofcourse you should try to build this
if icaros didnt we wouildnt have airoplanes now
2007-02-11 05:53:06 · answer #2 · answered by gjmb1960 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called an Airboat they have them down in the Florida Everglades.
2007-02-11 05:53:50 · answer #3 · answered by kissybertha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but the concept sounds really good
2007-02-11 05:49:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋