@[email protected] to [email protected] • 11 months agowhy dont windmills spin on the vertical axis as that would be omnidirectional for wind?message-square21fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down11
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squarewhy dont windmills spin on the vertical axis as that would be omnidirectional for wind?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 11 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•11 months agothe rotors of most windmills are on a rigging that allowed them to rotate to face the direction of the predominant wind at any given moment, thus the phrase “always facing the wind.” it’s not anything mind blowing or incredible.
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the rotors of most windmills are on a rigging that allowed them to rotate to face the direction of the predominant wind at any given moment, thus the phrase “always facing the wind.” it’s not anything mind blowing or incredible.