1 Nov 2009
Desktop Aeroflexor
Click here to see the Desktop Aeroflexor on YouTube
The Desktop Aeroflexor (MSRP $49.95) is available here for only $44.95
(+ $5 for shipping and handling.) This is a limited time offer.
The emerging wind technology of Aeroflexors is demonstrated by this working desktop model. Electricity is generated as wind from a fan rotates the wing and causes a pumping motion at the base, lighting the two small lights at the bottom.
Students of all ages are motivated to learn why the wing rotates and why the wing causes such a strong pumping motion at the base. This desktop version can be used in student labs to study lift and drag forces, an important topic with today’s focus on wind technology. The small size of this model and the low voltages generated make it a convenient and safe way to study aerodynamics.
A picture tells a thousands words, but a working model like this speaks volumes.
Use it to show and discuss features of this emerging technology with others.
Engineers and scientists can use the model to quickly understand and evaluate this new emerging technology. With it they will be able to see how the pumping motion of Aeroflexors can be used to pump water or compress air. It also serves as a good introduction to Hydroflexors, the underwater version of Aeroflexors that works in flowing rivers and tidal currents.
The Aeroflexor desktop model is also a unique conversation piece. With blinking lights reflecting off a silvery wing, it easily captures people’s attention and draws them in.
Since this is a brand new way of getting energy from the wind, the technology looks alien, like something from a science fiction movie. In a photograph, a moving aeroflexor appears as a semitransparent film in mid-air, magically extracting energy from the wind.
The illusion has significance. A wind system should extract energy from a large area of wind with a small amount of material. We want to cast a lightweight net across as large an area of wind as possible. Aeroflexors do that while traditional systems are limited by their rotating rigid wings.
This self-starting desktop version is intended as a safe proof of concept model. It is designed for low wind conditions. A fan to provide the wind is not included with this product, but most household box fans or desktop fans will work well.

