Wind Turbines Produce 'Green' Energy -- and Airflow Mysteries

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Using laser pulses and model wind turbines Johns Hopkins researchers are able to collect important data about the airflow that is likely to occur around full-size machines that produce green energy. Photo by Will Kirk
Using laser pulses and model wind turbines, Johns Hopkins researchers are able to collect important data about the airflow that is likely to occur around full-size machines that produce "green" energy. Photo by Will Kirk

Using smoke, laser light, model airplane propellers and a campus wind tunnel, a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers is trying to solve the airflow mysteries that surround wind turbines, an increasingly popular source of "green" energy. The National Science Foundation recently awarded the team a three-year, $321,000 grant to support the project.


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