An engineer is considering the development of a small wind turbine (D = 1.25 m) for home

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An engineer is considering the development of a small wind turbine (D = 1.25 m) for home applications. The design wind speed is 15 mph at T = 10°C and p = 0.9 bar. The efficiency of the turbine is η = 20%, meaning that 20% of the kinetic energy in the wind can be extracted. Estimate the power in watts that can be produced by the turbine. Hint: In a time interval Δt, the amount of mass that flows through the rotor is Δm =m· Δt, and the corresponding amount of kinetic energy in this flow is (ΔmV 2/2).

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Engineering Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118880685

11th Edition

Authors: Donald F. Elger, Barbara A. LeBret, Clayton T. Crowe, John A. Robertson

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