Home windmill design Poll. Help me out.

the one i was referring too looks similar to this

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/helixwindturbine2.jpg

but I believe there were 4 blades, and the were not attached in the center, just the top and bottom.

Im traditional. I voted for A but I also wouldn’t mind D.

C looks sweet, its like a K&N filter LOL, but D is the most inconspicuous.

That shit would get jacked in a city.

In terms of Design, I like C because it is very simple.

But, as a homeowner, I would be more concerned with function over form.

If one less aesthetic unit functions better than 4 pretty ones, screw my neighbors.

Make sure you run the economics for us. Noise, cost, performance, etc…
I would love one of those cylindrical ones on my house… I catch a lot of wind from the land behind me.

c

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Read the original post. I have the specs on these types of designs, but that isn’t why I put up a poll. We already have our priorities ranked. Esthetics does not top the list, but they are still important and it’s nice to have an actual survey behind our decisions.

I voted on aestheitcs :slight_smile:
But it is impossible for me to judge things w/o thinking about function :smiley:

Solar shingles look pretty cool already.
http://img2.timeinc.net/toh/i/a/hometech/solar-shingles-01.jpg

Edit: what kind of population are you trying to sample that makes an NYSpeed poll
relevant :smiley:

yeah seriously, i’d be very careful with a crowd who finds these to be the epitome of aesthetically pleasing automobiles.
http://img2.netcarshow.com/Honda-Civic_Hatchback_1992_800x600_wallpaper_01.jpg
http://www.dtmpower.net/forum/attachments/bmw-parts-sale/23450d1093922989-sale-1984-318i-pics-added-bmw-4-copy.jpg

Meh, it’s just good #'s to have for our presentations. The decision here will only slightly weigh in for which design we choose.

i would pick C, because many buildings have them on their roofs as a form of heat dispersion right? or whatever they are used for…

it wouldnt look out of the ordinary