tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334317202011-04-21T13:07:41.456-07:00pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1159156247668499622006-09-24T20:44:00.000-07:002007-03-16T01:28:12.846-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">i went down to the turbine today to record sound & video. a nice windy day. watching this with headphones will help give you a sense of the huge blades rushing past - i used binaural microphones to record the sound; they provide pretty realistic stereo separation:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/spinzoomout.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/spinzoomout.jpg"></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115915624766849962?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1158718680091914082006-09-19T19:17:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:37:40.176-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">the turbine was spinning away as of this morning. here is a short clip of the view from behind the art building:<br /><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/turbinespin.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/turbinespin.jpg"></a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115871868009191408?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1158638629846883492006-09-18T21:00:00.000-07:002006-09-19T19:31:37.710-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">i went for a run today up on campus, and just as i came down the hill on the west side of campus the turbine started spinning up. it ran for a while; the last time i saw it it had stopped again. they get it up to speed by running it like a motor, then let it go. maybe they were running some tests?</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115863862984688349?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1157226257406325752006-09-02T12:41:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:46:08.790-08:00<a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/daytimeturbine.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/daytimeturbineicon.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">this morning I spoke with Slade Dezeler, Boldt Millwright General Foreman, and he said there is quite a bit more electrical work to be done in addition to some remaining mechanical work, retensioning bolts, etc. they hope to commission the turbine sometime next week - just in time for the beginning of the term!</span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115722625740632575?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1157468461046929902006-09-01T19:47:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:45:44.893-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">jonathan larson made this 10-minute highlight reel (not time lapse) of the wind turbine installation.</span><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyehD1j0kUU"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">link</span></span><br /><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/larsonturbinevidicon.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115746846104692990?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1157133216419831552006-09-01T10:25:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:38:25.236-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">so here it is, the whole thing in one time lapse movie. i've posted two sizes; either way it's a big file (thanks to bob breid et al for increasing my web space quota). as with all of the movies, you can drag the little playback head to skip around the movie.<br /></span><br /></span><table style="font-family:courier new;"><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/wholesequencesm.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/wholesequencesm.jpg" /></a></span></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></td><td valign="bottom"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/wholesequence.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/wholesequence.jpg" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size:85%;">320x240 (8MB)</span></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">640x480 (23MB)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115713321641983155?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156989277842919072006-08-30T22:15:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:38:54.030-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">i've made a gallery of photos from tuesday's final push to finish the wind turbine. the pictures are in chronological order. unfortunately i was too late this morning to catch the whole crew for a crew photo, but i did meet kirk ilenda of Boldt's business development manager for their minnesota operations. he emailed me a photo he took of the Boldt millwright crew this morning (in the fog); it's the last photo in the gallery.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.chronopsis.com/blogmedia/propinstallweb">link to gallery</span><br /><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/propinstallweb/thumbnails/47proplift6.jpg"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115698927784291907?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156969701666118662006-08-30T13:16:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:39:26.880-08:00<table><tr><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/proplift.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/proplifticon.jpg"></a></td><td></td><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/proplift_vid.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/proplift_vid.jpg"></a></td></tr><tr><td>camera 1: wide view</td><td></td><td>camera 2: closeup</td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115696970166611866?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156970770348026972006-08-30T13:00:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:39:59.640-08:00<table><tr><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/genlift.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/genlifticon.jpg"></a></td><td></td><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/genraise_vid.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/genraise_vid.jpg"></a></td></tr><tr><td>camera 1: wide view</td><td></td><td>camera 2: closeup</td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115697077034802697?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156971987536857462006-08-30T12:30:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:40:47.173-08:00<table><tr><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/section3raise.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/section3raise.jpg" /></a></td><td width="15"></td><td valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/section3vid.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/section3vid.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td>camera 1: wide view</td><td></td><td>camera 2: close up</td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115697198753685746?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156914178423118342006-08-29T19:23:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:41:15.346-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">i have a lot more to post, but i thought i'd put this image up<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/turbinesunset.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/turbinesunset_icon.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115691417842311834?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156695893215874382006-08-26T10:00:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:41:44.976-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">shot a pair of panoramas right next to the assembled propeller as it sits waiting for monday's installation:<br /><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/proppano1.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/proppano1icon.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/proppano2.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/proppano2icon.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115669589321587438?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156695817401310312006-08-26T09:23:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:43:21.933-08:00<a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladelift.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladelift_thumb.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladelift2.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladelift2_thumb.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladeharness.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladeharness_thumb.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladelift3.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladelift3_thumb.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/hubprep1.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/hubprep1_thumb.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladeconnection.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladeconnection_thumb.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladeconnection2.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladeconnection2_thumb.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/blade2lift.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/blade2lift_thumb.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/blade2position.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/blade2position_thumb.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/blade3on.jpg"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/blade3on_thumb.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115669581740131031?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156695958564024342006-08-24T09:25:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:44:12.550-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">two slightly different angles:</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladesinstall_stillsweb.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladesinstall_stillsicon.jpg" /> </a><a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladesinstall-video_web.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/bladesinstall-video_icon.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115669595856402434?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156696010999298082006-08-23T09:26:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:43:43.756-08:00<a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/section2raiseweb.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/section2raiseicon.jpg"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115669601099929808?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156696066089886642006-08-22T09:45:00.000-07:002006-11-19T13:44:44.346-08:00<a href="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/baseraise.mov"><img src="http://www.chronopsis.com/scipanos/blogmedia/baseraise1movieicon.jpg"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115669606608988664?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156696126335203322006-08-22T09:28:00.000-07:002006-08-27T09:28:46.336-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/basearrive1.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/basearrive1.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/towerbaseliftoff1.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/towerbaseliftoff1.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/base_riggedtolift.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/base_riggedtolift.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/basenutsinplace1.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/basenutsinplace1.1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/baseandfoundation.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/baseandfoundation.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115669612633520332?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156696215254772432006-08-21T09:30:00.000-07:002006-08-27T09:30:15.256-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/towersection_comingin1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/towersection_comingin1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/towersection_comingin2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/towersection_comingin2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115669621525477243?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156696270785016422006-08-18T09:30:00.000-07:002006-08-27T09:31:10.786-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/nut.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/nut.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/nut%26generator.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/nut%26generator.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/nut.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115669627078501642?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431720.post-1156696376087783642006-08-17T09:31:00.000-07:002006-08-27T09:32:56.090-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/blades_persp2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/blades_persp2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/blades_persp1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/blades_persp1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/blade_wideview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/blade_wideview.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/blades_angleview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/blades_angleview.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/1600/blades_persp3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6736/756/200/blades_persp3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33431720-115669637608778364?l=stolafturbine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176949310403886044noreply@blogger.com0