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jacquesm
on Aug 6, 2016
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The Mesmerizing Math of a Wind Turbine on Fire
Windspeed is quite low, see the speed with which the vortex separates from the tip, so failing brakes have nothing to do with this particular failure.
Retric
on Aug 6, 2016
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Every other windmill is stationary, so they are applying breaks. As to wind speed we don't see a when it actually failed, only the current speed which is not exactly slow.
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