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Looking for ideas for a final mechanics project
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[QUOTE="DEvens, post: 6252803, member: 475460"] What level is this? In what course? High school? University? What year? If you are doing a final year in high school you might not have much calculus. Or only one intro course. If you are doing a university course in mechanics you should have quite a bit of calculus. But there are lots of things you could do. Here's one. I want a mention in your "thanks" section if you use it. Consider the set-back required from wind turbines because they can fling ice during the winter. You would first need to find out the size and speed of typical wind turbines. Figure out typical conditions of blade length and speed, and suppose the ice leaves the blade from various angles and from various locations on the blade. How far away from the turbine do you need to be in order to avoid getting hit? Does it make any difference if the ice slides along the blade for a while before flying off? How much could it slide first? What difference, if any, will the wind make to the calculations of the flight distance of the ice? How about the minimum altitude a plane must maintain to avoid getting struck by ice? Don't forget the elevation of the blade at the release point. [MEDIA=youtube]4EmYe2u6J6g[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=youtube]PyEwvr3AT0Y[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=youtube]1Nws9odq7S8[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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