A turbine with a power coefficient Cp = 0.26 is able to generate 3.5 MW of electrical power with blades of length R =61 m. What is the value of the wind speed? Calculate the value in meters/second and round off to two decimal places. Do not write the unit.

A turbine with a power coefficient Cp = 0.26 is able to generate 3.5 MW of electrical power with blades of length R =61 m. What is the value of the wind speed? Calculate the value in meters/second and round off to two decimal places. Do not write the unit.

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A turbine with a power coefficient Cp = 0.26 is able
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to generate 3.5 MW of electrical power with blades
of length R =61 m. What is the value of the wind
speed? Calculate the value in meters/second and
round off to two decimal places. Do not write the
unit.

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