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RESEARCH PRODUCT
An experiment on wind energy
Pasquale AgliecoEmilio FiordilinoA. Agliolo GallittoVincenzo Lombardosubject
PhysicsScience instructionEducation and communicationSecondary schoolsWind powerbusiness.industryGeneral Physics and AstronomyEnvironmental and Earth science; Education and communication; Secondary schoolsPotential energyEngineering physicsEnvironmental and Earth scienceEducationPower (physics)Renewable energyEnergy conservationAerospace engineeringbusinessEnergy (signal processing)Windmilldescription
We discuss an experiment on wind energy performed with home-made apparatus. The experiment reproduces a laboratory windmill, which can pump water from a lower level to a higher one. By measuring the gain of the gravitational potential energy of the pumped water, one can determine the power extracted from the wind. The activity was carried out with high-school students, in the framework of the Italian National Plan for Scientific Degrees-Physics. The proposed experiment allows teachers to discuss renewable energy sources with students whose knowledge of physics is limited to mechanics. It gives students the possibility to gain experience with energy and to increase their awareness of this renewable energy source.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-22 | Physics Education |