The average wind speed is 6 m/s at a 10-m-high anemometer. Estimate the average power density in the wind at a height of 80 m. Assume Rayleigh statistics, a standard friction coefficient α = 1/7, and standard air density ρ = 1.225 kg/m3.
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The average wind speed is 6 m/s at a 10-m-high anemometer. Estimate the average power density...
2. A Wind Resource Manual for a wind turbine installation candidate site lists, among others, the following information: Average wind speed at the height of 10 meter Average power density in the wind at the height of 50 meter Wind pd 6 m/s 500 W/m2 Rayleigh distribution Then, what is the friction coefficient of the site in the normal and standard condition of 1 atm and 15 oC? [25 pts] 2. A Wind Resource Manual for a wind turbine installation...
5. (4x5pts = 20pts) An anemometer mounted 10 m above a surface with crops, hedges, and shrubs, shows a wind speed of 5 m/s. Assuming 15°C and 1 atm pressure, determine the following for a wind turbine with hub height 80 m and rotor diameter of 80 m: V top - - 80 m 120 m V bottom - 80 m 5 m/s 40 m 10 m Crops, shrubs, hedges FIGURE P7.2 a. Estimate the wind speed and the specific...
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?
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.
QUESTION A wind tunnel has the below information, calculate, IF Average density of air, p = 1.225 kg/m3 Inlet wind speed, Vi = 2.5 m/s Inlet tube area, A, = 1.11484m2 Exit tube area, A2 = 0.1297m2 Power coefficient = C, = 0.04 Loss coefficient= K = 0.02 a) The energy at the input (inlet) and output (exit) of the Bernoulli's chamber. b) The energy loss c) If the ratio of the areas A/A, changes from 2 to 3, then...
Find the power production (in MW) of a 25 m radius wind turbine if the average wind speed is 12 m/s and the efficiency of this turbine in converting kinetic energy of air to mechanical work is 10%? The density of air is 1.20 kg/m3 .
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...
18-61 Consider a location with an average wind power density of 200 W/m2. What is the corresponding average wind speed? Another location has a wind power density of 400 W/m2. What is the average wind speed for this location? Take the density of air to be 1.18 kg/m3.
An anemometer is mounted at the hub of the nacelle at a height of 40 meters above the ground surface. A wind speed of 9 m/s is indicated by the last observed measurement. Assume the pressure at 40 m is 1 atm and the temperature is 20 The Hellman exponent is known to be 0.1. a) Evaluate the air density at 40 m under the conditions given above. b) Use the value in (a) to determine the wind power density...
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.