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Three-Blade Windmills

Series: A Moment of Science
From: WFIU
Length: 00:02:02

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Amosfacebookbanner_small If you've ever driven by a wind farm, you may have noticed that the turbines most likely have three blades. Not two, not five, but three.

Now, you may think that if the point of a wind turbine is to capture wind, wouldn't five blades capture more wind than three? And wouldn't capturing more wind translate to generating more electricity?

Find out more on this A Moment of Science...


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If you've ever driven by a wind farm, you may have noticed that the turbines most likely have three blades. Not two, not five, but three.

Now, you may think that if the point of a wind turbine is to capture wind, wouldn't five blades capture more wind than three? And wouldn't capturing more wind translate to generating more electricity?

Find out more on this A Moment of Science...


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