To solve today’s Wind Study, it may help to scroll down and take a look at last week’s Wind Energy Fact!
On Friday (December 4) we learned that when the North Findlay Wind Campus turbines are generating at full capacity, they complete 16 rotations per minute (RPM), which means the maximum tip speed is 163 mph. But what’s the tip speed of the blades when there are fewer rotations per minute?
Use the diagram, dimensions, and formula in today’s activity to calculate tip speed and rotor swept area , and check back Friday to see if you got it right!
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