Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]

SlideShare a Scribd company logo
Wind Turbine Failure
 Or, wait a few minutes, it will be a
    much easier fire to reach….
                May 2011
Here are some photos of what happens when
   transmission failures occur in windmills.
    To date no gear oil has been invented to
withstand the pressures produced within these
                transmissions.
   Most recently, the government gave Dow-
 Corning a big grant to work on it. Previously,
       many others had tried and failed.
Wind Turbine Failure
Wind Turbine Failure
Wind Turbine Failure
Wind Turbine Failure
Wind Turbine Failure
if you see one
    of these
   starting to
smoke...RUN!
     (F.Y.I.)
Wind Turbine Failure
Wind Turbine Failure
Wind Turbine Failure
Wind Turbine Failure
It’s really nice to see that people
will keep designing things that will
keep firefighters busy.


All these new things for
firefighters to study!


Think about the ‘collapse zone’
radius from those babies!
Wind Turbine Failure
Boy, they really burn good, don't they?

More Related Content

Wind Turbine Failure

  • 1. Wind Turbine Failure Or, wait a few minutes, it will be a much easier fire to reach…. May 2011
  • 2. Here are some photos of what happens when transmission failures occur in windmills. To date no gear oil has been invented to withstand the pressures produced within these transmissions. Most recently, the government gave Dow- Corning a big grant to work on it. Previously, many others had tried and failed.
  • 8. if you see one of these starting to smoke...RUN! (F.Y.I.)
  • 13. It’s really nice to see that people will keep designing things that will keep firefighters busy. All these new things for firefighters to study! Think about the ‘collapse zone’ radius from those babies!
  • 15. Boy, they really burn good, don't they?