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Tumbling, rumbling, mixing, polishing, ... driven by kite systems

CC BY NC SA by kPower, April 6, 2014

Discuss at: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AirborneWindEnergy/conversations/messages/12368

  • Tumblers.
  • What to place in the tumblers?
  • Kite system interface with the tumblers.
  • Analysis of energy and utility.
  • Reports from actual operators of tumbling by kite system.
  • Has any fossil fuel been set aside because of a particular tumbling operation?
  • Studies by students concerning aspects of tumbling by kite systems.
Replacing work done by fossil electricity is one part of the cause for this topic. New opportunities is another. . If fossil electricity is being used for a certain work, and if that work may be done well by use of kite systems operating, then perhaps some dent  in fossil-fuel use may be made. This topic thread is invited to focus on "tumbling" by kite system use.

Have a tumbler and place materials in the tumbler. Have the kite system rotate the tumbler. Some of this is review, but some new. Gather and unfold the old and new. Draw from prior kite applications and bring such to advance tumbling solutions.
Many operations may benefit from slow or fast tumbling; there may be no need for rectifying the speeds of tumbling. Tumble by direct mechanical means without involving electrical circuits, electric motors, etc. \

Notice that tumbling may be done aloft or at the ground or both. Identification of operations that are currently using fossil electricity for tumbling would be part of this topic. Identifying remote opportunities for tumbling where human and animal power are used for tumbling and where electricity may be scarce or expensive, etc., would be part of the tumbling sector for AWES.

There are tumbling tasks that could wait for the wind. No hurry, perhaps. And some tumbling may be combined with other AWES work targets.

CC BY NC SA, kPower, April 6, 2014

 
Interfaces of the kite system and the tumbling
  • Flipwing or pitching wing tumbling as site of tumbler.
  • Lifting main tethers rolling tumbler on the ground.
  • Standard AWES e-groundgen arrangements: instead of rotating the shaft of an e-generator: rotate gears that turn a tumbler or perhaps have no need for gearing.
  • Wing's rotating tail as site of tumbling.
  • Some tether reels, drums, winches, or winders may be designed to encase closed space that will be tumbler for certain purpose.
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What items to place in the tumbler?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumble_finishing
  1. Tumble wet clothing aloft for drying the clothing. Or textiles. Fluff dry using natural airs.
  2.  Tumble scrap glass until fine sand is made. Use the product for new melts, bricking, additives for other products, etc.
  3. Tumble select stones for making smooth gem treasures.
  4. Tumble to mix chemicals.
  5. Tumble to make food items.
  6. Tumble to deburr machined parts.
  7. Tumble to give amusement ride or to spur exercise.
  8. Tumble discarded office papers until the identification of message is totally removed. Use the fibers to make kite-cover papers.
  9. Tumble larger rocks to get small rocks.
  10. Tumble ingredients for cement works.
  11. Tumble coins or other items using sized meshes to sort sizes of the things.
  12. Tumble ice chunks into smaller ice chunks for use in drinks.
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