Why the Wings?

Accelerator Wings:

The distinctive and characteristic ‘wings’ of the Inventor’s WindBine TM doesn’t allow it to fly, but the props certainly do fly as a result of them!  The wings are a part of the patented features of the Inventor's WindBine TM machine. These ‘wings’ generate a venturi effect to accelerate the wind through the props, increasing the power production versus not having these ‘wings’! This is highly significant and a 2 X’s increase in wind speed results in an 8 X’s increase in power production as power results from a volume of wind travelling at a velocity and then converted to electrical energy! The ‘wings’ also direct the Inventor’s WindBine TM accurately into the on-coming wind as do the props mounted on the downwind side of the fuselage body. The ‘wings’ and the ‘fins’ they are attached to allow for both colour and design choices according to the artistic preferences of the User/Builder should he or she choose to copy the version of the Inventor’s WindBine TM that he chose to use!  The accelerator wings started as punched and powder coated flat aluminum sheets and automatically formed into shape as they were assembled onto the Inventor’s WindBine TM. They are of a Rogallo style, much like a hang-glider, with flatter leading edge and more curved trailing edges.  They are securely yet flexibly attached to the 10 fins that are braced from one side to the other and directly to the fuselage body. They are pretensioned in assembly by the use of 5/16” diameter steel rod turnbuckles, locking at each end. The ‘wing assembly’ is supported by the top fin that is internally bolted to the fuselage bulkheads and by a strong thrust bearing at the very top of the internal tower that the Inventor’s WindBine TM body rotates around.  A series of 5 roller stations down the fuselage body allow the WindBine TM to smoothly roll on the internal tower tube as it rotates to follow the wind direction.

Velocity Profile from CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Modelling

Static Pressure Profile from CFD