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There are companies working on two blade design, which has other benefits. You can try to get rid of balance problem with mechanical design and software: https
by miohtama 1y ago
There are companies working on two blade design, which has other benefits. You can try to get rid of balance problem with mechanical design and software:
https://youtu.be/GbeFYLI8zYg?si=32wECCs05c4rRfs6 https://youtu.be/GbeFYLI8zYg?si=32wECCs05c4rRfs6
- weinzierl 1y agoWe had the Growian two blade designs and its successor the Monopteros single blade design in the 80s. They were pretty famous back then and looked spectacular because of their sheer size and the unexpected asymmetry. Unfortunately they are almost forgotten now.
- yread 1y agoThere were a few 0.5MW NedWind 40/500 just out of Medemblik, decommisioned in 2016 though
- amelius 1y agoReminds me of Dyson, who makes zero-blade fans. https://www.dyson.com/air-treatment/fans-heaters https://www.dyson.com/air-treatment/fans-heaters
- 15155 1y agoThese aren't zero-blade fans, they are normal multi-blade impellers that are piped into a duct.
- rammer 1y agoYes and this reminds me of Dyson fans vs the 15 $ fans video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS0oFmzU06g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS0oFmzU06g
- amelius 1y agoAir purification would be a useful feature in windfarms, though.
- Gigachad 1y agoIt would be like trying to mop outside in a rainstorm. Reducing the creation of pollution is much easier than trying to catch it after the fact. Outside of indoor situations. Windfarms as they are today do far more for air pollution by just reducing coal and gas burning.
- fsckboy 1y agoiirc, the submarine Красный Октябрь ("Red October") did pioneer a bladeless hydro fan propulsion system that scared NATO :)