Flettner rotor diagram
Flettner rotor diagram on a boat. A Flettner rotor is a smooth cylinder with disc end plates which is spun along its long axis and, as air passes at right angles across it, the Magnus effect causes an aerodynamic force to be generated in the direction perpendicular to both the long axis and the direction of airflow
Picture No
13744096
Media ID
46791508
Size
3172px x 5000px
(5.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by S. W. Clatworthy, The Sphere, Feb 21, 1925, p217
Date
1925
