Inventor's Spot has an amazing story about a guy named Frank Fish who's study of the tubercles of humpback whale fins upended some of the known science of fluid dynamics. Fish has also started a company making wind turbines that use the tubercle design to reduce drag by 32% and increase lift by 8%. Someday, airplane wings will look like this.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
WhalePower Tubercle Technology
Inventor's Spot has an amazing story about a guy named Frank Fish who's study of the tubercles of humpback whale fins upended some of the known science of fluid dynamics. Fish has also started a company making wind turbines that use the tubercle design to reduce drag by 32% and increase lift by 8%. Someday, airplane wings will look like this.
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