A wind turbine with a rotor diameter of 40 m produces 90 kW of electrical power when the wind speed is 8 m-s-1. The density of air impinging on the turbine is 1.2 kg-m-3. What fraction of the kinetic energy of the wind impinging on the turbine is converted to electrical energy?
A wind turbine with a rotor diameter of 40 m produces 90 kW of electrical power when the wind speed is 8 m-s-1. The density of air impinging on the turbine is 1.2 kg-m-3. What fraction of the kinetic energy of the wind impinging on the turbine is converted to electrical energy?
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![A wind turbine with a rotor diameter of 40 m produces 90 kW of electrical power when
the wind speed is 8 m-s-1. The density of air impinging on the turbine is 1.2 kg-m-3.
What fraction of the kinetic energy of the wind impinging on the turbine is converted
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Transcribed Image Text:A wind turbine with a rotor diameter of 40 m produces 90 kW of electrical power when
the wind speed is 8 m-s-1. The density of air impinging on the turbine is 1.2 kg-m-3.
What fraction of the kinetic energy of the wind impinging on the turbine is converted
to electrical energy?
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