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That's entirely the point of Aeromine's invention: the foil and body channel the wind (by decreasing air pressure between the foils) and this increases the spee
by mrb 4y ago
That's entirely the point of Aeromine's invention: the foil and body channel the wind (by decreasing air pressure between the foils) and this increases the speed of wind at the turbine. But per my edit, it doesn't seem sufficient to beat the efficiency of traditional wind turbines. I suppose that's why the company tries to focus on other advantage (less noisy, better aesthetics).
- earleybird 4y agoIf I remember correctly they claim something like 40% of a conventional turbine, so it doesn't beat a conventional turbine in a classic setting however it may work well enough in a residential/light commercial setting. It really seems like a reverse Dyson bladeless fan.
- nerpderp82 4y agoDyson Jet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbXJa8osys0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbXJa8osys0 'Bladeless' airplane turbine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPZI6XoHi10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPZI6XoHi10
- merely-unlikely 4y ago> 40% of a conventional turbine If I'm not mistaken, a conventional turbine can turn to face the wind but these can't. That could significantly impact actual performance.
- saalweachter 4y agoI could see another advantage for residential use -- you should be able to make the failure mode for this style safer, because you are already wrapping the turbine in metal. It should also be easy to close the channel and stop wind from getting to the blades which is also not possible with traditional designs. But yeah, I'm leaning with the other comments in this thread that these guys sound too shifty in the way they're promoting this, and it makes me suspicious of the utility of the product.