Sentences with phrase «turbine blades through»

Most of the sound generated by wind turbines is aerodynamic, caused by the movement of turbine blades through the air.

But Evans and his team found that the snouts also cut through water without creating vibrations — just like wind turbine blades through air (Journal of Fish Biology, doi.org/b43g).

Not exact matches

On a blustery, overcast day last week, the blades of the 156 - foot wind turbine just west of the grapevines at Pindar Vineyards cut through the air with a quiet whooshing noise.

Other concerns include whether the noise of the turbine could attract or repel fish and whether turbine blades could strike and kill fish as they swim through them.

Tapping geothermal energy means facing the harsh realities of thermodynamics: Typically, geothermal electricity is generated when hot water or steam underground is piped to the surface to drive a turbine, usually through heating an intermediate working fluid that actually turns the turbine's blades.

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(I have a design I call the Cooke AquAero Motor which is a vertical axis, cyclo - turbine with 2 - 3 independently articulating blades that actually can extract power through 70 % of it's rotation, though the efficiency is around 28 - 36 %.)

The successful delivery of this project will provide a route for substantial financial benefits to both the purchasers of wind turbines and manufacturers, through increased blade life and significantly reduced maintenance costs, as well as a reduction in the cost of energy from offshore wind farms.»

As the blades of a wind turbine turn, the kinetic energy of the wind is converted into mechanical energy, which is transmitted through a drive shaft to an electrical generator in the nacelle.

Right at the foot of the turbine the sound of the turbine gear - box dominated the sound of the blades as they passed through the air.

Shadow flicker occurs when a tall wind turbine is between the sun and a person's house, causing the light coming through the house's windows to strobe in and out, as the turbine blades block sunlight

Visualization created using Yellowstone Contour lines and isosurfaces provide valuable information about turbulence and aerodynamic drag in this visualization of air flow through the blades of a wind turbine, the product of a simulation on the NCAR - Wyoming Supercomputing Center's Yellowstone system.