Abstract: A method is provided for visualizing aerodynamic flow effects on a test surface. First, discrete quantities of a sublimating chemical such as naphthalene are distinctively colored via appropriate dyes or paints. Next, a uniform layer of the sublimating chemical having a particular color is applied to the test surface. This layer is covered with a second uniform layer of a different colored sublimating chemical, and so on until a composite of multi-colored layers is formed having a discrete thickness. Friction caused by an airflow results in the distinctly colored layers being removed in proportion to such aerodynamic flow characteristics as velocity and temperature, resulting in a multi-colored portrait which approximates the airflow on the underlying test surface.

Abstract: An improvement to a rotating blade is disclosed in a device that will apply variable moment forces to wind blades which are counter to the variable forces normally encountered in typical wind blades. The device consists of a gyro attached to the rotating blade and because of the torque force obtained by gyroscopic precession, the device will provide moment forces counter to normal blade wind forces. This invention shows a unique arrangement where the gyro is attached to the blade by a gyro positioner which adjusts the gyro's precessional rate. The gyro's precessional rate is varied with the blade's deflection or blade stress so that the gyro will impose a moment force counter to the cyclic deflection in the blade. Thus the device prevents or reduces the vibrational deflection and resultant stresses in the blades and its associated structures.

Abstract: A solar engine is disclosed in which a fluid, which is first heated and then cooled, forces a piston outward as the fluid is heated, and then draws the piston inward as the fluid is cooled. The piston is connected to a shaft and produces work as it moves outward and inward. A displacer plate moves between an absorber plate and a cooling plate to form an air space between the displacer and one or the other of these two plates for heating and cooling the fluid. The displacer plate is moved from one plate to the other by the displacer push ring as the piston nears the midpoint of its travel on the outward stroke and again on the inward stroke.

Abstract: An improvement to rotating blades is disclosed in a device that will impose anti-moment forces and result in less stress in the said rotating member. The device consists of a rotating body or gyro which is attached to the said rotating blades, and due to the precession of the gyros, a moment is developed which is counter to the moment forces that are normally imposed on the said blades.

Abstract: A combined solar energy collector, fluid chiller and energy storage system. A movable interior insulated panel in a storage tank is positionable flush against the storage tank wall to insulate the tank for energy storage. The movable interior insulated panel is alternately positionable to form a solar collector or fluid chiller through which the fluid flows by natural circulation.

Abstract: An improvement to a building temperature thermostat is disclosed that automatically reschedules desired building temperatures. The scheduled temperature is adjusted based on time, the period of time to a desired target temperature, outside temperature, the heat capacity of the heater and the effective heat holding capacity of the structure. A variable rate of set point adjustment for warm up is detailed.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for using solar energy to heat the interior of a structure. The system utilizes a low-cost solar collector to heat a recirculating air mass which then flows through a series of interconnected ducts and passageways without the use of exterior fans or blowers. Heat is transferred from the air mass to the structure's interior and the air mass is then reheated.