Use of <result>

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Is the use of "result" in the following sentence correct grammatically and conceptually? If it is not , kindly suggest ways to make it clearer.

The cleaner air will be resulted by using the VTB because the VTB has the higher energy efficiency at high flow coefficients than the CTB.

CTB=Constant thickness blade VTB=Variablethickness blade

result is not a transitive verb, and so it cannot be used in passive constructions (e.g. "be resulted"). Cleaner air will result when using the VTB.. Or you can make the VTB the subject of your sentence, or use a using participle phrase, as in Peter's answer. You could also say "Cleaner air was produced by using the VTB..." since produce is transitive. — Tᴚoɯɐuo, Jun 11 '17 at 13:15
@Tᴚoɯɐuo: I'd rather say Cleaner air will result from using the VTB - but substantially, I agree. — FumbleFingers Reinstate Monica, Jun 11 '17 at 13:24
@FumbleFingers: result from is another viable option, yes. — Tᴚoɯɐuo, Jun 11 '17 at 13:25

Peter · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-11 12:52:38Z

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Your use of resulted is a bit awkward. Better might be

Using the VTB resulted in cleaner air because the VTB has a higher energy efficiency at high flow coefficients than the CTB.

answered Jun 11 '17 at 12:52

Peter

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