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Old 10-08-2008, 10:43 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Concrete View Post
new large bladed turbines do not have this issue
ones near here are held to 28.8 RPM - easily visible and avoidable by birds
It's worth pointing out that these large bladed designs have really high tip velocities.... Which leads to an unfortunate limitation of scale as you get nearer to the sound barrier.

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