In article .com,
wrote:

A new turbine has been announced which is claimed to have unprecedented
low cost and ruggedness:

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Article...n+turbines.htm

http://www.swri.edu/4org/d18/mechflu...rb/radflow.htm

How significant is this announcement? How low-cost is low-cost? How
rugged is rugged?
What is the tradeoff to this design? Lower energy efficiency?

You might note that "fuel efficient" was the one phrase they didn't
manage to use in either article.

What new applications will it enable or make practical? Turbine
lawn-mowers? Turbine-powered bicycles? New personal aircraft? Moller
SkyCar? Helmet-mounted turbine helicopter blades?

Probably a lot of things, but I wouldn't hold out for a very long-range
transport application.

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