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Actually it is the opposite [1]. Efficiency is theoretically increased with more blades. The three-bladed turbine is the most popular because of the cost benefit of building blades vs efficiency gain of extra blades - although the case of harmonics for even number of blades does hold true.

[1] http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/we.274/abstract




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