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Re:The Future of Wind Turbines? No Blades (2015) by starpilot on Saturday September 07, 2019 @10:33AM (#20903974)
Vortex shedding can be incredibly efficient for generating force. It's how bees and hummingbirds fly. The big advantage of this wind power plant is that it could have a much lower cut in speed, capturing energy even at lower wind speeds.
Re:The Future of Wind Turbines? No Blades (2015) by adrianN on Saturday September 07, 2019 @12:05PM (#20904625)
I think one should be really careful when translating fluid dynamics things from hummingbird sized objects to wind turbine sized objects.