ORE 330 Mineral and Energy Resources of the Sea
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Wind Power
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Wind Power
The power output from a wind turbine is given by
Where ρ is the density of air (typically 1.225 kg m-2) at sea level, Cp is a power coefficient, A is the rotor swept area, and U is the wind sped (m s-1).
The lift force (L) is given by:
And the drag force (D) given by:
Where CL and CD are lift and drag coefficients respectively.
