Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals And Applications
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780073380322
Author: Yunus Cengel, John Cimbala
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 6, Problem 107P
The velocity of wind at a wind turbine is measured to be 6 ms. The blade span diameter is 24 in and the efficiency of the wind turbine is 29 percent. The density of air is I 22 kg rn. The horizontal force exerted by the wind on the supporting mast of the wind turbine is
(a) 2524 N
(b) 31127N
(c) 3475N
(d) 4138N
(e)4313 N
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