Larry Dobson

Larry Dobson is the previous owner of fundamentalform.com and an energy consultant. He has studied and experimented with new approaches and concepts in Alternative Energy Applications, notably, high temperature biomass combustion, heat-exchanger design, biogas systems, solar collector and heat storage technology, wind turbine design, human-powered vehicles, power linkages and superior articulated stilt designs. He is skilled in realistic 3D Solidmodeling (Computer-Aided-Design), steel and aluminum structural design, fabrication and TIG welding. Dobson has received grants from Alternative Sources of Energy Magazine, Washington State Energy Office, and U.S. Department of Energy – Office of Energy-Related Inventions, for work in alternative energy. He is featured in a book by Adam Woog, “Sexless Oysters and Self-Tipping Hats, 100 Years of Invention in the Pacific Northwest”. Note: Larry Dobson is no longer involved in publishing on fundamentalform.com and is not associated with the new owner of the domain. The reports and articles in this archive are a tribute to his years of work.

Other Turbines in Comparison

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Francis turbine The Francis turbine is a reaction turbine, which means that the working fluid changes pressure as it moves through the turbine, giving up its energy. A casement is needed to contain the water flow. The turbine is located between the high pressure water source and the low pressure water exit, usually at the … Read more

LOW HEAD INVOLUTE WATER TURBINE DESIGNS & PLANS

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The water turbine designs pictured here are new approaches to low-head water power generation.  Thanks to the instigation of Rod Johnson and preliminary funding from Rich Gover, I designed, built and tested several concept prototypes and learned much about the involute spiral geometry and its potential for harvesting energy.  Hopefully, these efforts will receive further … Read more

VERTICAL AXIS INVOLUTE SPIRAL WIND TURBINE

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REVOLUTIONARY NEW DESIGN! This design offers many advantages over a traditional Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) or Vertical Axis airfoil blades: Vertical axis means it spins like a top, without having to turn into the wind, nor torquing the gyroscope and wearing out bearings. Gravity creates even blade torque rather than the huge forces of downward … Read more

BIOMASS ENERGY: THE RESOURCE

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Learn here about the cleanest, most efficient furnace fueled by one of the most promising domestic alternative energy source available anywhere! About 98% of the energy used by mankind today is derived from biomass; it is solar energy stored in plants by photosynthesis. Although our most widely used fuel source is nonrenewable fossilized biomass (coal, … Read more

BIOMASS ENERGY

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Note: This is a copy of the report originally created and published by Larry Dobson on this domain in 1993. The information and images provided are not associated with the new owner of the domain. We just want to keep this information available. State of the Technology Present Obstacles & Future Potential A Report for: … Read more