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Can the same design be used for a small windmill? Will it show similar efficiency gains?
by robbomacrae 4y ago
Can the same design be used for a small windmill? Will it show similar efficiency gains?
- willnonya 4y agoI would suspect not given the differences in how they operate. I think nit would have additional disadvantages on large turbines where the cost and weight would increase significantly.
- HybridCurve 4y agoLoopwing turbines have been around for over a decade.
- ri0t 4y agoHere, have some pics, if you wondered, too: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=loopwing+windmill&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?q=loopwing+windmill&iax=images&ia=im... ("Aaaah, those ones! Yeah, sure!")