Massive floater

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dan_b
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Massive floater

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An almost unflushable 20MW floating wind turbine - absolutely gigantic!

https://renews.biz/98214/crrc-installs- ... d-turbine/
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Richard77
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Thought this was a toilet disaster thread for a minute!
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My work is done here :hysteria:
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dan_b wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:23 am My work is done here :hysteria:
I don't know what's more worrying.... You posting it or me clicking on it thinking it was a toilet disaster! :shock:
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Richard77 wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:43 am
dan_b wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:23 am My work is done here :hysteria:
I don't know what's more worrying.... You posting it or me clicking on it thinking it was a toilet disaster! :shock:
Gave me a good chuckle too. Thanks.

Just reading the sentence "Qihang has a wind turbine diameter of 260 metres, equivalent to seven standard football pitches, and a blade tip speed of 151 metres."
That is some beast and I wonder if the unfinished tip speed is metres/sec?
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I was struck by the comment that each revolution is enough power to run a house for 2 to 4 days - WOW!

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Adokforme wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:18 am
Just reading the sentence "Qihang has a wind turbine diameter of 260 metres, equivalent to seven standard football pitches, and a blade tip speed of 151 metres."
That is some beast and I wonder if the unfinished tip speed is metres/sec?
Probably. General range of tip speed is 80-100m/s. Generally restrained because of noise, so possible to go higher offshore.
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