Took the weans a walk away up the back of The Three Towns in Ayrshire where they are installing these big bad boys.

  • @tessellatedtangerine
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    11 year ago

    do they pass out? does it affect their breathing? this is very interesting to me

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      I realise that I had mis-remembered this. It is primarily bat deaths that are caused by the air pressure changes around turbines - not birds. This is because bats have a particularly large and thin lung internal membranes which gives them high efficiency. The rapid decompression in the immediate wake of the turbine blades - particularly towards the tips, which are the fastest moving part of course - damages this membrane.

      Birds have more compact lungs and hollow bones which aid in their breathing - a different solution to the efficiency problem and one that is not as susceptible to these pressure changes.