Ikhwalithi Enhle I-Balsa Strips evela e-Ecuador
I-Ochroma Pyramidale, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi isihlahla se-balsa, isihlahla esikhulu, esikhula ngokushesha esidabuka emazweni aseMelika. Iyilungu lodwa lohlobo lwe-Ochroma. Igama elithi balsa livela egameni lesiSpanishi elithi "raft".
I-angiosperm evuthuluka, i-Ochroma pyramidale ingakhula ifike ku-30m ubude, futhi ihlukaniswa njengokhuni oluqinile naphezu kokuthi ukhuni ngokwalo luthambile kakhulu; luwukhuni oluqinile oluthambile oluthengiswayo futhi lusetshenziswa kakhulu ngoba lunesisindo esincane.
I-Balsa Strips inganamathiselwa kumabhulokhi e-balsa asetshenziswa kuma-wind turbine blades njengezinto eziyisisekelo zesakhiwo.
Ukhuni lwe-Balsa luvame ukusetshenziswa njengento ewumgogodla ekuhlanganiseni; isibonelo, ama-blades ama-wind turbine amaningi ingxenye ye-balsa. I-End-grain balsa iwumgogodla wezinto ezikhangayo zama-wind blade ngoba ayibizi futhi iminyene ngokwanele ukunikeza amandla amakhulu kunamagwebu, isici esiwusizo ikakhulukazi esigabeni sempande esiyisilinda esigcizelelwe kakhulu. Isitokwe seshidi le-Balsa sokhuni sisikwa sibe yizilinganiso ezishiwo, amaphuzu noma i-kerfed (kokubili ubude nobubanzi, njengoba kubonisiwe, kumajika ahlanganisiwe) bese sibhalwa futhi sihlanganiswe abahlinzeki ababalulekile baba amakhithi.
Amaphesenti angu-40 kuphela omthamo wesiqephu se-balsa into eqinile. Isizathu esenza ikwazi ukuma ibe yinde futhi iqine ehlathini ukuthi empeleni igcwele amanzi amaningi, njengesondo eligcwele umoya. Lapho i-balsa igaywa, izingodo zifakwa kuhhavini futhi zigcinwe lapho amasonto amabili ukuze kukhishwe wonke amanzi asele. Ama-wind turbine blades enziwe ngokhuni lwe-balsa olufakwe phakathi kwezingcezu ezimbili ze-fiberglass. Ukuze kukhiqizwe uhwebo, izinkuni zomiswa eziko cishe amasonto amabili, zishiya amaseli engenalutho futhi engenalutho. Isilinganiso esikhulu somthamo kuya phezulu kwamaseli amancane anezindonga ezincane, angenalutho kunikeza izinkuni ezomisiwe isilinganiso esikhulu samandla nesisindo ngoba amaseli ngokuvamile awomoya.
