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Well wind turbines may not scale down ideally but still better than nuclear power plants. I suspect those have fixed minimal size and it's pretty big. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 23:32, 4 July 2022 (UTC) | Well wind turbines may not scale down ideally but still better than nuclear power plants. I suspect those have fixed minimal size and it's pretty big. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 23:32, 4 July 2022 (UTC) | ||
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Is anybody going to try to calculate the amount of power such a turbine could collect? -- Dtgriscom (talk) 19:24, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- Good idea; what should we use for an estimate of the geometry for https://www.omnicalculator.com/ecology/wind-turbine ? The final panel makes it look like the blade diameter is about twice the size of a fist. [1] says "exhaled air velocity varies from 2.2 m/s to 9.9 m/s (5.66 ± 1.57 m/s, mean ± SD) and exhalation time varies from 2.10 s to 8.21 s (4.42 ± 1.73s, mean ± SD)."
- I guessed 10 cm radius and used that mean breath speed. I should have used the top 9.9 m/s though, shouldn't I? 172.70.214.185 20:56, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- After a closer look at that article, the mean is more appropriate. 172.70.206.95 21:19, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
Although these miniscule wind turbines don't generate much power, mice probably don't need much. Barmar (talk) 21:17, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- That's certainly a fair point. How much power would a mouse-sized fridge need? 172.70.206.95 21:23, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
Someone please check my mouse energy needs math and assumptions. I made a couple misplaced decimal mistakes getting to where it is now, and I'm going to have another beer. 172.70.211.52 22:17, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
I'm confused by the statement that smaller turbines are less "efficient". There's nothing about efficiency at that link. 172.70.114.43 22:33, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- The graph shows the ratio between size and output has risen from about half to 85%. What is a better term for this? I'm pretty sure one of the multiple definitions of efficiency is technically correct, but it can never hurt explaining better. 172.69.33.113 22:42, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- Changed to "relative power output" but I'm not sure that captures the idea very well either. 172.69.33.113 22:44, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
Well wind turbines may not scale down ideally but still better than nuclear power plants. I suspect those have fixed minimal size and it's pretty big. -- Hkmaly (talk) 23:32, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
Isn't the power output of a solar panel directly dependent on its size (and wether it's covered with snow, angle to the sun, clouds? And prolly something I'll think of as soon as I hit save).172.70.131.106 23:55, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
