A Feasibility Study of Oscillating-Wing Power Generators

This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A970704. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: Mankind is continually searching for new sources of energy or methods to harness known sources, Recently, renewable and zero-pollution energy supplies are of great interest, Consequently, power generation from a fluttering wing is studied numerically and experimentally Previous studies have suggested that an oscillating-wing used to extract energy from a fluid flow could deliver power comparable to windmills, Several studies are examined An oscillating-wing power generator is designed and tested, The experimental results are compared with numerical predictions, Finally, commercial applications of the "environmentally friendly" oscillating-wing generator are investigated,