A wind turbine is designed with a 100 m diameter rotor, and can operate in a maximum wind-speed of 10 m/sec (i.e. the turbine will "feather" the blades so that no power is produced if the wind speed exceeds this value). What is the maximum possible power output of the turbine?

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According to Betzs law the maximum power of the turbine is P max 16 27 ... View the full answer