jackpot@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agowhy dont windmills spin on the vertical axis as that would be omnidirectional for wind?message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down11
arrow-up1113arrow-down1message-squarewhy dont windmills spin on the vertical axis as that would be omnidirectional for wind?jackpot@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squarekohbo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoPardon my ignorance but, how is a vertical wind turbine more mechanically complicated than a “standard” one?
minus-squarebingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoFrom another comment here: https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/4502932
minus-squareFARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years 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.
Pardon my ignorance but, how is a vertical wind turbine more mechanically complicated than a “standard” one?
From another comment here:
https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/4502932
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.