I was thinking about wind turbines and suddenly noticed that the big rigs, like the ones utility companies are adopting, are usually higher than anything else around them. Furthermore, the motion of the blades causes friction with the air which could conceivably create static charges. If such is...
What terms do you use in english when an engine (typically diesel) overspeeds out of control? This is typical of big diesel truck and generators, when the injectors fail in such a way that the engine accelarates out of control and the only way to shut it down is by cutting the fuel supply. I...
