Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Harnessing the Energy of Galloping Gertie

Posted by timothy on from the there-is-a-season-churn-churn-churn dept.

FatLittleMonkey writes "You've all seen the footage of Galloping Gertie, the infamous Tacoma Narrows bridge. This is due to a type of turbulence called Wake Galloping, caused by airflow creating lift on the lee-side of cylinders (or cables on suspension bridges.) Now researchers in South Korea have developed a way of harnessing the turbulence to generate electricity. Their device works most efficiently at wind speeds too low for conventional wind turbines."

1 of 39 comments (clear)

  1. Ubuntu 12.0 by StikyPad · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyone else read "Galloping Gertie" and immediately think Ubuntu?

    --
    https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere