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Week 0 Activities
Wind Turbine

Problem Statement
Continuing from the last group, we will complete making the shroud. Our group will then run through a series of texts that will prove which design will be the most effective on a wind turbine.

Project Plan
The first major task that needs to be completed is the sketch and design of the shroud. We will need to come up with different designs that can improve the wind turbine so that we can have accurate tests. After using the 3D printer, we will print each design. We can make a graph showing which one will have the longest life and other external priorities however, we will only be using them for this semester. Also, we need to run different elaborate tests that will truly show which shroud design is the produces the most energy for our wind turbine.

Week 1 Narrative
The first thing we had to do this week was create a new design for our shroud. The previous group's design didn't work at all so a new design had to be created.

As you can see all the different features are incorporated into this design.

Week 2 Narrative
This week was preparation week for the test. First thing I did was to get certified with the maker bot. After multiple tries with the test I finally passed. Now we need to change the dimensions on the actual CAD model so that our shrouds will fit in the maker bot. After that, we had to create an accurate graph that will include all of our data. This graph will show volts and watts that each of our shrouds produce. It will be like a matrix to show which shroud is the best.

The long 10in center cylinder will connect to the base with 3 screws in the base. The brace around the wind lens will allow us to screw on each of the corners without having the actual spinning turbine hitting any of the edges. The triangle base will be glues together to create the maximum protection This new design will minimize the problems.

Week 3 Narrative
After attempting to print the full shroud using the makerbot, we realized that it wouldn't fit. We had to come up with some other ideas. The first thing we did was change the dimensions with our CAD design. Instead of the shrouds radius being 7 inches we changed it to 5. After that, it was still too big to fit in the makerbot. So we then redesigned the shroud to cut it in half. We also had to redesign the base so that it can be printed the same way.

This requires us to yet again problem solve to fix the problem. The obvious solution would be to use something stable to stop this fan from swaying but that would corrupt the data. We need to either get a whole new wind lens or find a solution fast to fixing this problem.

Week 4 Narrative
This week we created a lot of different an unique shrouds to test. We wanted to see which design would be the most beneficial to our wind turbine. WE created four different designs using cones. One of them was just normal. Another one we made a spiral down the inside to help manage the wind flow. The third design had straws on the edges that help the wind go throw the shroud and out the other end.