ART Turbine

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I aim to provide more valuable designs, including detailed tutorials for constructing a 12-foot-tall version that spans approximately 3 sq meters swept area. I plan to update this content about once every seven days or so. While smaller versions can be printed, due to the way air behaves, smaller versions of the turbine do not operate as effectively (though they should work extremely well in water). I'm providing these designs for scientific purposes. This is my original design, and I firmly believe it's not covered by the existing patent ( https://patents.google.com/patent/EP2185810A4/en ). I no longer own the above-mentioned patent, but I am indeed its inventor. This scaled-down model of the 16-foot-tall turbine that came closest to being fully functional is provided here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoEo61Eb_9I It was never permanently installed due to vibration issues caused by improper mounting, which meant it was never tested thoroughly. It also featured a custom alternator of my own design, which may have contributed to its problems. Testing was conducted using a proney brake dynamometer; however, wind input varied widely and not enough data was collected to support any claims. Generally speaking, I anticipated seeing a TSR of 1.3 optimally loaded (0.30 Cp), but what I observed was closer to TSR 1.8 with what seemed like a substantial increase in Coefficient of Power. Here's a short video featuring me discussing the design's evolution while standing near several of the old turbine models. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVu_cSH4Bmk&t=18s