Question: 6 . Consider a wind turbine with ( n ) blades and diameter ( d ) . The power generated by

6. Consider a wind turbine with \( n \) blades and diameter \( d \). The power generated by the turbine depends on the air density, \(\rho \), the wind velocity \(\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{w}}\), the rate of rotation of the turbine axis, \(\omega \), and the geometric parameters \( d \) and \( n \).
a) Express the power dependency on the other parameters in dimensionless form. (3 points)
b) If a model turbine of diameter 40 cm develops 0.5 kW at sea level conditions when \(\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{w}}=7\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\) and \(\omega=1500\mathrm{rpm}\), what is the power generated by a geometrically and dynamically similar prototype of diameter 15 m in winds of \(18\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\) at an elevation of 1000 m above sea level? (1 point)
c) At what rate will the prototype rotate? (1 point)
6 . Consider a wind turbine with \ ( n \ ) blades

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