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What were the results of your study? I’ve heard that bat lungs are so sensitive that when they fly across the pressure differential of large turbines their capi
by jessetemp 2y ago
What were the results of your study? I’ve heard that bat lungs are so sensitive that when they fly across the pressure differential of large turbines their capillaries basically explode
- dllu 2y agoYes basically. Bird lungs are relatively rigid, open at both ends like a tube, and have a one-way flow of air, so they are less prone to pressure-related injuries. Bat lungs are mammalian lungs that expand and contract as they breathe just like us, so they are particularly vulnerable to barotrauma near wind turbines. After writing a bunch of MATLAB code to find the bats, I handed it off and haven't heard back about whether they actually built the wind turbines or not.