A new design of turbine offers the possibility of getting much more energy from the wind. The FloDesign Wind Turbine used advanced aerospace technology to increase efficiency. This unique, state of the art wind power machine is called the Mixer Ejector Wind Turbine. (MEWT)

Designers suggest the new turbine is more efficient, safer and cheaper than current designs.

The turbine design is significantly smaller than the conventional design we are all used to and has more blades than a conventional HAWT system. The unique design produces low pressure on the  inside surface which sucks in more wind flow into the turbine.

The smaller, shrouded rotor blades of the MEWT are cheaper and less intrusive, have low inertia and spin faster and provide more energy extraction at all wind speeds. The designers claim the shrouded blades and higher rotor speeds also reduce gear box complexity and result in quieter, safer wind turbines.

The designers claim: “A stator-rotor turbine cascade design is used to more effectively extract energy from the flow. For a given wind velocity, a MEWT having a maximum diameter 50% smaller than an existing 3-Bladed HAWT can potentially generate over 50% more power, and can potentially cost 25-35% less than the same HAWT.”

In additon they suggest the MEWT system could even be used at severe sites where wind gusts and variability make current HAWT installations impractical.

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