Bundle: Sustainable Energy, 2nd + Mindtap Engineering, 1 Term (6 Months) Printed Access Card
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ISBN: 9781337896535
Author: Richard A. Dunlap
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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A 6-MW offshore wind turbine has a capacity factor of 40%. It has a height of 120 m, and 107-m long blades. The angular acceleration is 1.17 rad/s2. Assume that the distance from the center of the turbine to the connection with the blade is negligible, and that the turbine starts from rest. At t = 12 s, calculate the velocity and the acceleration for points (a) at half the length and (b) at the tip of the blade.
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