How does wind spin those giant turbines? It seems like even high-speed winds wouldn’t move it very quickly with how heavy the turbine blades must be.
In: Planetary Science
Being heavy doesn’t prevent things from moving.
Being heavy makes acceleration more difficult, meaning, it would take a longer time for a heavy turbine to get up to speed. But being heavy also makes deceleration more difficult, so once it’s moving, it’s more difficult to stop.
Very low friction, the blades being very long and having a large surface area, and the fact that wind speeds increase as you move higher.
I heard the larger turbines really enjoy loud Ozzy Osborne and Judas Priest!
Apparently, they’re big metal fans…
-Dad
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