Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781259696527
Author: J.M. Smith Termodinamica en ingenieria quimica, Hendrick C Van Ness, Michael Abbott, Mark Swihart
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.23P
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

A wind turbine with a rotor diameter of 77 m produces 1.5 MW of electrical power at a wind speed of 12 m.s-1. The fraction of the kinetic energy of the air passing through the turbine is converted to electrical power needs to be calculated. The density is assumed as 1.25 kg.m-3 for air at the operating conditions.

Concept Introduction:

Kinetic energy (Ek) is defined as, half of the mass (m) times square of velocity ( υ ) of a object.

  KE= 1/2mv2

Here, m is mass of air, and v is velocity of air.

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