Magnus effect in flettner rotor

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Mr lee said: ↑
hi -new but enjoyed years, wit and wisdom
Flettner rotor on a boat - ie. magnus effect

Can the vertical rotor create lift?

a curve balls 'laces' exaggerate and bend the magnus effect.
can you replicate this effect on a rotor?
--perhaps to enable another direction of force-- up
optimally I would like to gain lift -to the vertical -reduce downforce
I understand Kutta–Joukowski as it applies to a cylinder.

horizontal rotor?--unknown omidirectional sailing efficiency
ground effect used as a factor?
 
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sorry,meant to say thank you
 
Mr lee said:
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sorry,meant to say thank you
my purpose for asking is ;where to put the rotor?
a conventional sail creates lift, so is mounted nearer the bow
 
Mr lee said:
my purpose for asking is ;where to put the rotor?
a conventional sail creates lift, so is mounted nearer the bow
I;m afraid, if the rotor becomes overpowered, it will drive the bow(s) under
 
Mr lee said:
Flettner rotor on a boat - ie. magnus effect

Can the vertical rotor create lift?
Yes, lift is the aerodynamic force component perpendicular to the free-stream flow.
 
awesome, just what was needed. thank you