why wind turbines have such skinny blades. Wouldn’t more surface area be more effective?

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why wind turbines have such skinny blades. Wouldn’t more surface area be more effective?

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It’s all about mechanical efficiency; same reason there are generally 3 blades and not 10 blades…..or a vertical array of 3 fans with 10ft blades instead of 1 fan with 50 ft blades

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