Articles on the Smith-Putnam Wind Turbine
This is an archive of articles on the 1 MW Smith-Putnam wind turbine installed on Grandpa’s Knob near Rutland, Vermont in the early 1940s.
Palmer Putnam’s 1 MW Wind Turbine
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External Source
This article was initially published in Today’s Engineer on May 2013 from https://ethw.org/Palmer_Putnam’s_1.5_MW_Wind_Turbine Supplying electrical power generated from wind to …
Smith-Putnam Wind Tunnel Tests
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Paul Gipe
Prior to construction of the Smith-Putnam wind turbine Palmer Putnam ordered wind tunnel tests of various blade designs and blade …
Drawings of the Airfoils Used in the Wind Tunnel Tests
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Paul Gipe
The drawings of the airfoils used in the Stanford wind tunnel tests are in a large format. To scan and …
Photos of Wind Tunnel Model Tests Smith-Putnam Air Turbine
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Paul Gipe
Photos of Model Tests of the Smith-Putnam Air Turbine conducted under the supervision of Elliott G. Reid, Guggenheim Aeronautic Laboratory, …
Charts of Wind Tunnel Model Tests Smith-Putnam Air Turbine
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Paul Gipe
Charts from Model Tests of the Smith-Putnam Air Turbine conducted under the supervision of Elliott G. Reid, Guggenheim Aeronautic Laboratory, …
Final Report Model Tests Smith-Putnam Air Turbine
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Paul Gipe
57-page final report on Model Tests of the Smith-Putnam Air Turbine conducted under the supervision of Elliott G. Reid, Guggenheim …
