Submitted by edweirdmuybridge t3_yf5ncg in Futurology
hoehater t1_iu5izhl wrote
Reply to comment by BirdUp69 in World’s 1st bulker powered by wind sails into Port of Newcastle by edweirdmuybridge
Wind turbine are generally far less then 50% efficient at turning the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical energy, most are under 40%. The theoretical maximum is about 59%.
Losses from the transmission and generator are 10-20%.
Losses from power transmission and conditioning would be another 5-10%.
Losses at the electric motor would 3-5%.
The loss of most boat props is between 20-40%.
Then there’s the issue of forces on the ship caused by a wind turbine, by design would be working AGAINST the motion of the ship with anything except a tail wind.
So yeah, it would be totally useless.
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