A 20-m/sec wind speed enters a two-bladed, high speed wind turbine .What should be the rotor...
A 20-m/sec wind speed enters a two-bladed, high speed wind turbine .What should be the rotor diameter of this turbine to attain power of 100 kW at power coefficient of 0.3? Also calculate the rotor speed and torque produced. Assume the density of Air 1.2 kg/m.
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A 20-m/sec wind speed enters a two-bladed, high speed wind
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Question 30 6 points Save Answer (LO4) A wind turbine with a 40-m-diameter rotor is rotating...
Question 30 6 points Save Answer (LO4) A wind turbine with a 40-m-diameter rotor is rotating at 21 rpm under steady winds at an average velocity of 14.7 m/s. The electrical power output from the generator is 350 kW. The efficiency of the gearbox is 93% and generator efficiency is 86%. Take the density of air to be 1.013 kg/m. Answer the following questions; use the white paper to work-out your calculations and then choose the correct answer from the...
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the power coefficient of a wind turbine having a rotational speed of 2.1 rad/sec. Assume the...
the power coefficient of a wind turbine having a rotational speed of 2.1 rad/sec. Assume the wind velocity is 12 m/s, the tip speed ratio 7.45, the air density 1.21 kg/m3 and the mechanical power extracted by wind turbine 2.5 MW?
The available power in a stream of wind of the same cross-sectional area as the wind...
The available power in a stream of wind of the same cross-sectional area as the wind turbine can easily be shown to be Available power in watts P pU3 Td where U is the wind speed in m/s p is the density of air in kg/m d is the rotor diameter in m - a. If the temperature is 0°C, and the air density p at 0°C is 1.2754 kg/m', the available power is 225 kW, and the wind speed...
2. A wind turbine has the maximum power output at the rated speed of 12 m/s...
2. A wind turbine has the maximum power output at the rated speed of 12 m/s and a rotor diameter of 82 meters. The cut-in and cut-out speeds for this type of wind turbine are 4 m/s and 23 m/s, respectively. The table below shows the annual wind data near a potential site for setting up a wind farm using this type of wind turbine and the power coefficient of the wind turbine at the specific wind speed. The air...
21. Determine the power output of a wind turbine whose blades are 12 m in diameter...
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A wind turbine with a 30 m rotor diameter is mounted with its hub at 50 m above a ground surface ...
A wind turbine with a 30 m rotor diameter is mounted with its hub at 50 m above a ground surface characterised by shrubs. Assume the coefficient of friction is 0.3. Estimate the ratio of specific power in the wind at the highest point that a rotor blade tip reaches to the lowest point that it falls to.
A very large wind turbine is used to extract power from the wind. The turbine has...
A very large wind turbine is used to extract power from the wind. The turbine has a diameter of 120 meters. What is the maximum power this turbine can extract from the wind. Assume a wind speed of 10 m/s and the density of air is 1.2 kg/m3. 3.40 MW 6.80 MW 4.02 MW 7.52 MW
-1. Consider a wind turbine of diameter 52 m. At a wind speed 16 m/s, the...
-1. Consider a wind turbine of diameter 52 m. At a wind speed 16 m/s, the wind turbine reaches is maximum power output of 850 kW. What is the coefficient of performance at this wind speed?
. A typical commercial wind turbine costs approximately $2 million per MW of installed power and...
. A typical commercial wind turbine costs approximately $2 million per MW of installed power and requires 5.76 TJ per million dollars of energy to manufacture the wind turbine. (a) Calculate the amount of energy that is consumed (i.e. energy invested) in the manufacture ofa 1.5 MW wind turbine, assuming that turbine manufacture requires 5.76 TJ per million dollars spent. (TJ Tera-joules 1012 joules) (b) If the wind turbine has blades that are 40 meters (radius) long and the average...
Question 30 6 points Save Answer (LO4) A wind turbine with a 40-m-diameter rotor is rotating at 21 rpm under steady winds at an average velocity of 14.7 m/s. The electrical power output from the generator is 350 kW. The efficiency of the gearbox is 93% and generator efficiency is 86%. Take the density of air to be 1.013 kg/m. Answer the following questions; use the white paper to work-out your calculations and then choose the correct answer from the...
The available power in a stream of wind of the same cross-sectional area as the wind turbine can easily be shown to be Available power in watts P pU3 Td where U is the wind speed in m/s p is the density of air in kg/m d is the rotor diameter in m - a. If the temperature is 0°C, and the air density p at 0°C is 1.2754 kg/m', the available power is 225 kW, and the wind speed...
2. A wind turbine has the maximum power output at the rated speed of 12 m/s and a rotor diameter of 82 meters. The cut-in and cut-out speeds for this type of wind turbine are 4 m/s and 23 m/s, respectively. The table below shows the annual wind data near a potential site for setting up a wind farm using this type of wind turbine and the power coefficient of the wind turbine at the specific wind speed. The air...
21. Determine the power output of a wind turbine whose blades are 12 m in diameter and when the wind speed is 6 m/s, the air density at sea level is about 1.2 kg/m3, and the maximum nower coefficient for this wind turbine is 0.35.
-1. Consider a wind turbine of diameter 52 m. At a wind speed 16 m/s, the wind turbine reaches is maximum power output of 850 kW. What is the coefficient of performance at this wind speed?
. A typical commercial wind turbine costs approximately $2 million per MW of installed power and requires 5.76 TJ per million dollars of energy to manufacture the wind turbine. (a) Calculate the amount of energy that is consumed (i.e. energy invested) in the manufacture ofa 1.5 MW wind turbine, assuming that turbine manufacture requires 5.76 TJ per million dollars spent. (TJ Tera-joules 1012 joules) (b) If the wind turbine has blades that are 40 meters (radius) long and the average...
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