Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

by Cengel, Yunus; Boles, Michael

Published by McGraw-Hill Education

ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9

ISBN 13: 978-0-07339-817-4

Chapter 8 - Exergy - Problems - Page 470: 8-23

Answer

See explanation below.

Work Step by Step

The kinetic energy of the wind is proportional to the power produced by the wind turbine. Therefore, Wind power = (efficiency)(kinetic energy)(mass flow rate of air).

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