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comment by mk
mk  ·  4510 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Evolving a wind turbine
I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't a more-efficient non-radiating spoke model. However, I bet that would be a bear to program. The spoke/non-spoke models might be effectively orthogonal in terms of energy vs the type of motion, so you might end up with some sort of weird less-efficient hybrid.

What does a Lenze blade look like? I couldn't find it in Google images.

Another limitation, is that this is just 2D. I imagine that a more-efficient 3D blade might have a very different profile.