Humpback Flippers and Turbine Blades
In short: Discover how the unique bumps on humpback whale flippers are inspiring more efficient wind and tidal turbine designs.
A 1:14 short film in the series “Nature Invented It First”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: West Chester University / Duke University / United States Naval Academy, “2004PF-Megaptera.pdf”; Duke University, “Computational evaluation of the performance of lifting surfaces with leading-edge protuberances”; Springer, “Improving performances of biomimetic wings with leading-edge tubercles”; Worcester Polytechnic Institute, “The Effect of Humpback Whale-Like Protuberances on Hydrofoil Performance”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Nature-Inspired Designs in Wind Energy: A Review”; United States Naval Academy, “Trident Scholar Abstracts 2017”; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), “Humpback whale insired design for tidal turbine blades”; Tethys Engineering (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), “Effect of Humpback Whale Inspired Tubercles on Marine Tidal Turbine Blades”; The UWS Academic Portal, “Performance of Savonius turbines with tubercles inspired by humpback whales”.
Sources used in this film
- West Chester University / Duke University / United States Naval Academy — 2004PF-Megaptera.pdf · View →
- Duke University — Computational evaluation of the performance of lifting surfaces with leading-edge protuberances · View →
- Springer — Improving performances of biomimetic wings with leading-edge tubercles · View →
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute — The Effect of Humpback Whale-Like Protuberances on Hydrofoil Performance · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Nature-Inspired Designs in Wind Energy: A Review · View →
- United States Naval Academy — Trident Scholar Abstracts 2017 · View →
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) — Humpback whale insired design for tidal turbine blades · View →
- Tethys Engineering (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) — Effect of Humpback Whale Inspired Tubercles on Marine Tidal Turbine Blades · View →
- The UWS Academic Portal — Performance of Savonius turbines with tubercles inspired by humpback whales · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: West Chester University / Duke University / United States Naval Academy: 2004PF-Megaptera.pdf
- Also: Duke University: Computational evaluation of the performance of lifting surfaces with leading-edge protuberances
- Also: Springer: Improving performances of biomimetic wings with leading-edge tubercles
- Also: Worcester Polytechnic Institute: The Effect of Humpback Whale-Like Protuberances on Hydrofoil Performance
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Nature-Inspired Designs in Wind Energy: A Review
- Also: United States Naval Academy: Trident Scholar Abstracts 2017
- Also: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL): Humpback whale insired design for tidal turbine blades
- Also: Tethys Engineering (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory): Effect of Humpback Whale Inspired Tubercles on Marine Tidal Turbine Blades
- Also: The UWS Academic Portal: Performance of Savonius turbines with tubercles inspired by humpback whales
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