jackpot@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agowhy dont windmills spin on the vertical axis as that would be omnidirectional for wind?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down12
arrow-up1111arrow-down1message-squarewhy dont windmills spin on the vertical axis as that would be omnidirectional for wind?jackpot@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareFARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoI’m not an engineer but as I understand it: They are harder to make than a traditional windmill. Mechanically probably wasn’t the best word to use I guess, at least for most designs.
I’m not an engineer but as I understand it: They are harder to make than a traditional windmill. Mechanically probably wasn’t the best word to use I guess, at least for most designs.