Learn how to optimize the pitch angle of a wind turbine blade to maximize the power output and minimize the loads and stresses. Discover the factors and methods to consider.

Under the supervision of Dr. William F. Durand, this adjustable-pitch propeller was constructed for propeller efficiency testing in the Stanford University wind tunnel from 1917 to 1927. The ...

1920 United States of America PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers Seth Hart Type: Two-Blade, Variable-Pitch, Wood and Metal Engine Application: 112 kw (150 horsepower) Hispano Suiza engine 3-D ...

(Web Desk) - Students have built a hybrid drone that can seamlessly transition from flying in the air to swimming in water.

Reed began manufacturing propellers for the Army Air Service in 1922, with the Reed Propeller Company being formed as a subsidiary of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company in 1924. By early-1926, ...

Heath demonstrated the first "engine-powered, engine-controlled, variable and reversible pitch propeller" in 1919, but was unsuccessful in convincing the Army of the practicality of the concept. He ...

Copenhagen-headquartered Scandlines has installed new blades on the center propellers of the two battery-hybrid ferries it operates on the Gedser-Rostock route between Denmark and Germany. This has ...