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fongboi97 t1_it65nha wrote

No moving parts? Less wear and tear …is it cost effective! Looks like an eyesore but might be a new norm if it works!

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Koakie t1_it6jjhq wrote

There is still a turbine. But its built in the base. The shape of the thing creates low pressure and pulls air up through the base.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628d17032d7bf45b1f456f6f/b09c6e9b-3188-4c83-9152-fa3887978487/standalone+unit.jpg

Here is another design which pulls air through it, with a turbine in a tube. https://ip.sandia.gov/images/tech/2.png

Or how they can connect multiple air ducts to a single turbine https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTV9wMkd5CFzHrGmrxKyoD2baWr-IxTcRbecQ&usqp=CAU

There are no "external" moving parts is what they mean. Like a regular turbine spinning huge blades.

If they find a way to generate energy by just blowing wind along a few copper coils, let me know.

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