Over the years, wind turbines have gotten tall with long, thin blades. This MinutePhysics video delves into the reasons for those changes. They’re all aimed at generating more wind power Keep reading
Tag: power generation
Tip Vortex
Smoke released from the end of a test blade shows the helical pattern of a tip vortex from a horizontal-axis wind turbine. Like airplane wings, wind turbine blades generate a Keep reading
Reader Question: Energy from Whirlpools?
shiftymctwizz asks: So I just read your post about vortices, and now I’m wondering if we could build structures similar to the Corryvreckan and put turbines in them for energy production? Keep reading