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Wind turbine output: 6 m blade, 8 and 16 m/s
Short answer
A = π(6)² = 113.10 m². At 8 m/s: P = 0.5×1.225×113.10×8³×0.40 ≈ 14.19 kW. At 16 m/s: P = 0.5×1.225×113.10×16³×0.40 ≈ 113.50 kW (8× due to v³).
Assume that we live in an area slightly above sea level that has an air density of 1.225 kg/m³ and we have installed a 40% efficient wind turbine which has a rotor blade radius of 6 m. Calculate the output power from the turbine at a wind speed of 8 m/s and again at double the velocity of 16 m/s.
Turbine output power:
Given
kg/m³, m, , m/s, m/s.
Swept area
At m/s
At m/s
Check
Answer: Output kW at 8 m/s and kW at 16 m/s; doubling the wind speed raises the power 8 times.
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