University of New South Wales researchers have created vortex generators that can reportedly reduce the operating solar module temperature by up to 2.5 C. They built two different prototypes ...

Vortex generators, aka small plastic “fins” added to the back of the solar panel, “break up the laminar flow of air and create regions of turbulence that can greatly increase heat transfer ...

Russian researchers are refining the wing design for a proposed short-haul aircraft with overwing-mounted engines, to increase laminar flow. Initial models of the experimental aircraft design ...

Beginning in 2015, JetBlue began taking delivery of new aircraft with vortex generators already installed. JetBlue is committing to add the devices to its 138 remaining Airbus A320 family aircraft ...

Enter the Evo MR– 27.6 pounds lighter, 5 horse bigger and “vortex generators”. The eight shark fins over the rear window divert air and reduce lift by 35 percent at around 110mph.

Imagine a whirlpool spinning in a river, or a tornado swirling through the sky. They don't just spin on the spot: they travel ...

The Vortex wind generator is a completely different type of wind turbine design. It has no spinning blades—or any moving parts to wear out at all—and looks like a ginormous straw that ...

The micro vortex generators increase maneuverability at slower speeds by creating small pockets of faster-flowing air at the wings. Think of these air pockets as small tornadoes, Brogan said.

A vortex generator placed at the front corner slices through the boundary layer right at its head, creating a spiral of air that mixes high velocity air into the boundary layer. This injection of high ...

If you what to harness an air vortex in a small way, Clark Planetarium has a cool at home experiment for you. Let’s make a Vortex Cannon or Vortex Generator. What You Need: 1 plastic or paper cup.