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1. I'd like to learn how much energy I need to lift a 200 kilograms weight on normal earth conditions? 2.

For example how much electric power do we need?

In absence of a numerical value for that height, we shall call it h. Then, the energy necessary to lift 20 kg at normal earth conditions (namely 9.81Nkg acceleration due to gravity), is given by

E=mgh=20 kg9.81N/kgh
With your new height of fifty metres, we can then plug this into our equation and get

E=9810J.
This energy is independent of the speed at which you lift the mass (unless it has extra speed left over when reaching the height of 50 m). Furthermore, we are able to directly compute the minimum force necessary to lift an item of 20 kgagainst the earths gravitational field, namely Fmin=196.2 N. A larger speed then requires a larger force to accelerate the mass to this speed. Note that the above calculations assume Newtonian gravity, and, more importantly, a frictionless system. While the assumption of Newtonian gravity usually holds at the surface of the earth, I am looking forward to see a real world lifting device working without losses due to friction

There is no easy way to get it accurately. You need to define: static thrust or at what speed do you want the thrust. The inlet lip radius has a huge static thrust effect; does the duct converge,diverge or is it straight? Those also have an effect. Martin Hollman's book on ducted fans gets into this. pp. 98 Thrust in lbs= 9.35 x ( hp x D)2/3 power hp = horsepower D= rotor diameter, ft inside the partrentheses is raised to the 2/3 power Optimum blade number, chord, angle of attack of the blades, and the tolerance between the blade tip and the shroud all have major effects. The there's compressibility effects as the tips get over 0.80 Mach. It's a bitch to design one of these suckers.

How much power is needed to lift the 200N object to a height of 4m in 4s?
Power = work / time , work = force x distance 1-200N x 4 m / 4 s = 200Watts 2-60,000J / 10 s = 6000Watts

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