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  2. Vortex generator - Wikipedia

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    Vortex generators are most often used to delay flow separation.To accomplish this they are often placed on the external surfaces of vehicles [4] and wind turbine blades. On both aircraft and wind turbine blades they are usually installed quite close to the leading edge of the aerofoil in order to maintain steady airflow over the control surfaces at the trailing edge. [3]

  3. Vortex Bladeless - Wikipedia

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    Vortex Bladeless Ltd. is a Spanish technology startup company that is developing a specific type of wind power generator without rotating blades or lubricants. [1] Power is produced from resonant vibrations when wind passes through the turbine and is deflected into vortices in a process called vortex shedding.

  4. Passive ventilation - Wikipedia

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    A roof turbine ventilator, colloquially known as a 'Whirly Bird' is an application of wind driven ventilation. Passive ventilation is the process of supplying air to and removing air from an indoor space without using mechanical systems.

  5. Attic fan - Wikipedia

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    An attic fan installed underneath a roof. A powered attic ventilator, or attic fan, is a ventilation fan that regulates the heat level of a building's attic by exhausting hot air. A thermostat is used to automatically turn the fan off and on, while sometimes a manual switch is used. An attic fan can be gable mounted or roof mounted. Additional ...

  6. Stack effect - Wikipedia

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    In a modern high-rise building with a well-sealed envelope, the stack effect can create significant pressure differences that must be given design consideration and may need to be addressed with mechanical ventilation. Stairwells, shafts, elevators, and the like, tend to contribute to the stack effect, while interior partitions, floors, and ...

  7. Wave disk engine - Wikipedia

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    The design also works without a cooling system, saving weight. Compared to turbine based systems, the rotational speed and the rotor-blade temperature of the wave disk engine is lower, which creates lower stress on materials, and consequently less demanding requirements for materials, leading to cheaper manufacturing and maintenance costs. [2]

  8. Robin hushed: wind turbines are making songbirds change ... - AOL

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    Robins are a much loved Christmas icon, but wind turbines installed in their habitat are affecting their song, with worrying consequences. Robin hushed: wind turbines are making songbirds change ...

  9. Wind lens - Wikipedia

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    Studies have shown that the Wind Lens can have between two and five times more [1] output of power compared to the wind turbine due to the way it harnesses more wind.. The turbulence created as a result of the new configuration creates a low pressure zone behind the turbine, causing greater wind to pass through the turbine, and this, in turn, increases blade rotation and energy output.