Alternative Energy - Wind

Another topic of research I covered was Wind Energy and the possibilities surrounding the utilization of this technology. My research paper covered a brief history of wind manipulation such as sails, windmills, and kites. I included a long comparison of foreign countries compared to the United States and listed the decreasing price of kilowatt per hour energy consumption. Being part of ESW, I found this topic to be very interesting and am willing to take time in developing future wind farms and smaller, more personal wind energy devices. Below is a price chart showing the Kilowatt per hour digression.

Aral Sea Disaster

An assignment given in another class this semester required us to choose a design flaw or problem which was caused by our own actions. After researching a handful of topics, I chose the Aral Sea Disaster which has been occurring up until the past decade and is only recently being reversed. Back In the 1950's, Soviet Leaders decided on a water divergent system to improve their crop output percentage. By diverting the water runoff that fed into the Aral Sea, they were able to accomplish this. Over the years, visible evidence showed a large decrease in the water level of the Aral Sea, and led to its division into multiple sections. My research Paper covers topics such as design flaws, greed, and our own misjudgment. It was a very interesting research topic because of how much those involved actually knew beforehand, yet continued through with their initial plan. The area in blue shows the current water level as of 2008, while the area in gray was the water level in 1960.

Introduction

Here is my Design Portfolio for MAE451. I have never before used any type of blog site or technique so I hope that my following posts throughout the semester will be clear and understandable. My portfolio will include a multiple of topics ranging from my own experiences with design and engineering, and also my experiences with our 451 class. I will try to include a non biased opinion of any topic I cover but will offer my personal opinion in topics that may require a base in which to work off of.