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Which type of vertical wind machine consists of spinning cylinders?(a) Cup anemometer(b) Savonius rotor(c) Darrieus type rotor(d) Magnus effect rotorThe question was posed to me during a job interview.Origin of the question is Vertical Axis Wind Mill in section Wind Energy of Energy Engineering

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The CORRECT ANSWER is (d) Magnus effect rotor

The best I can explain: Magnus effect rotor concept was first demonstrated by Magnus in 1912. It consists of spinning cylinders. When cylinders spun in wind stream, TRANSLATIONAL FORCES are produced perpendicular to the wind stream by the Magnus effect. Such a device can be used to PROPEL ships or land vehicles.



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