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fecal_henge 83 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: One KW wind turbine without civil engineering

I would guess 1x2 is that the wheel is 1m wide, 2m diameter. This would mean that there is a 1m^2 sized flap* that the wind pushes against.

*technical term

hex4def6 83 days ago [–]

Ah, I think you're correct. Although the watts per square meter still don't make sense.

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