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These are all lift-type (the sweep surface faces the wind)
Wind
4 m/s cut-in
cubic
25
1 mile = 1609 m
Desert Sky
Wind Farm
www.desertskywind.co
m
330 ft
215 ft
Approx. 10 wind
turbines (15 MW)
per square mile.
Thus, a farm needs
at least 10 square
miles.
Metric units about 6
MW per square km.
115 ft
Operate at 10 20
RPM, with wind
speed range 8 56
MPH
Nacelle Layout
K .E.
1 2
mv ,
2
d
K .E. 1 v 2 dm
dt
2
dt
1 2 dx 1
v A Av 3
2
dt 2
P1V1 P2V2
T1
T2
For constant P,
T2
V2 V1
T1
so as T, V . As
V , then . Result is
as T , then .
KT
273.15 15
273.15 K
gAdz
P ( z ) P( z dz )
A
dP
g
dz
P MW 10 3
RT
MW = molecular weight
R = gas constant
T = degrees K
dP
gP MW 10 3
1.185 10 4 P
dz
RT
P Po e
1.185 10 4 z
oe
1.185 10 4 z
o 1.225kg / m 3
KA
Drops about
0.1 per
1000m,
and about 0.1
per 30 C
v H
vo H o
1
th
7
power law
swept
vwind
vwind (m / sec)
Moderate: 6.4 - 7
m/s
Good: 7- 7.5 m/s
Excellent: >7.5 m/s
GE 1.5MW Turbines
GE 2.5 MW Turbine