The wind-turbine-generator shown has an output-power rating of 3.5 Kw for a wind speed of 36 km/h

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The wind-turbine-generator shown has an output-power rating of 3.5 Kw for a wind speed of 36 km/h and operates at an efficiency of 0.35. Knowing that ρ = 1.2 kg/m3, determine

(a) The diameter d of the circular area swept out by the blades,

(b) The kinetic energy of the air particles entering the circular area per second.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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