The wind power little by little it reaches less thoughtful spaces. This is the case of ships, which may have bladeless wind turbines capable of producing enough energy to maintain the journey over the sea.
They have the appearance of a chimney and a wind drive system that is guided by the Magnus effect, reported the Omíchrono page: since there is no angle to shoot in a straight line, the ball must be given a certain rotation during the launch.
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The development of this equipment for boats is under the charge of the British company Anemoi. Rotor sails are built to be turned by a motor.
It details that the thrust force that is created provides the ship with auxiliary propulsion, which can be used to increase the speed of the ship itself. This means a reduction between 5% and 30% in fuel consumption.
Another important detail is that the technology requires little maintenance and has a useful life of 25 years.
Source: Elcomercio
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