The construction, testing and evaluation of Mr. Friedrich Schmidt's invention of a folding-blade water turbine was performed at Stevens Institute of Technology. Although overall measured efficiency was low, the folding wing action resulted in a significant advantage when compared to operation of the device with wings locked in the open position. Recommendations for further development and future investigation of the device are also made. (ERA citation 10:044856)
Construction, Testing, and Evaluation of Schmidt Folding-Wing Water Turbine Prototype. Final Report
1983
75 pages
Report
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English