ENGR 1181.01 Study Guide - Final Guide: Wind Turbine
ENGR1181 IndividualWorksheet Lab7–WindTurbine
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Instructions:CompletethisworksheetusingtheWindTurbinePre‐labmaterial.Submitbeforethe
beginningofLab7.
1. UseBernoulli’sequationandthepowerfunctiontofindtherelationshipbetweenpressuredifferenceand
windpower.Assumez1=z2andv1=0.
2. (a)Plotradialposition(x)versuswindvelocity(y)forallthreedifferentvoltagesonthesamegraph.Usebest
graphingpractices.(b)Calculatetheaveragewindvelocityfor6,9,and12voltsusingthedatabelow.(c)Find
thelocation(raverage)oftheaveragewindvelocitywithinthewindtunnelusingthefigurebelowandyour
answersto(b)(Hint:youshouldhaveonelocationforeachvoltage).(d)Explainthesignificanceofthis
locationwithinthewindtunnelwithrespecttobladedesign.
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