HOMEWORK 2

ME414 Energy Conversion Technologies

Emina Topalović

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Assoc. Prof. Dr.Muris Torlak

Sarajevo, 2017/ 2018.

Problem 1:

Calculate the output shaft power of a wind turbine installed at the height h= 60 m. The
length of the rotor wing is l= h/3m. The efficiency of the wind turbine rotor is 62%.
Assume the air density is 1.18 kg/m3. Use the power law to estimate the incoming
wind speed at the given height, if the average speed measured 30 m above the ground
amounts to 12 m/s.

Solution:
1.3.4
V=12 m/s;
h=60 m;
ŋ=60% ;0.6
l=r=20;
V2=?
Pout=?

a 2
V 2 (h2 ) h2 h2 60 17
=
V 1 (h2 ) h1 ()
=V 2 (h2 )=V 1 (h1 )⋅
h1
=12⋅
30 () ( )
=13. 249 m/s

Pout =c p⋅η⋅Palignl ¿¿¿

¿Po=∫ ¿ A⋅V /2=1.18⋅2⋅3.14⋅20 ⋅13.249 3/2=3.4468 MW ¿Pout =0.593⋅0.6⋅3.4468⋅106=1.226 MW ¿¿
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