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New Wind Turbine Three Times more Powerful!
Posted By: X_Hermes [Send E-Mail]
Date: Thursday, 14-Jun-2012 08:10:26
A Japanese scientific development team have announced a wind turbine up to three times the power output of 'conventional' wind turbines. Here is the short video:
http://www.nextworldtv.com/videos/energy/innovative-japanese-wind-turbine-3-x-more-power.htm
One of my personal interests is low-speed aerodynamics, which is what this kind of turbine is all about. This is such a simple idea - essentially stalling the wind envelope down wind of the turbine to create additional suction, which in turn has a leveraging effect on its performance. I think it should also be much quieter than conventional systems - often a complaint issue for those who live nearby - since most of the noise from a conventional turbine comes from the 'wing tips' creating vortecies in the air. In this application they are enclosed, so there are no noise-generating vortecies. Excellent work the Japanese team - a most encouraging development.
Xavier Hermes
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