Wind Power B/C

[samlan16]

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The Betz Limit is the maximum fraction of kinetic energy available in the wind that any device/turbine/generator can extract.  It's 16/27 or about 59% and it is so low because air needs to move on the other side of the turbine to make room for more air, so a minimum of ~41% of the kinetic energy that comes into the turbine must exit to keep the air moving away from the back end so air can keep flowing through and the turbine can keep spinning.

sorry it's poorly worded

Essentially correct. It's also worth noting that once the KE of flowing air is extracted, it stops moving and is stuck behind the blades, thus impeding the rotation of the turbine. THAT is what regulates the Betz limit.

[GoofyFoofer]

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What was noteworthy in 1887 regarding wind energy, who was responsible, and where did it take place?

[furypanda1]

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What was noteworthy in 1887 regarding wind energy, who was responsible, and where did it take place?

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Charles Bush in Cleveland,OH invented the first electricity generating windmill in 1887.

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My timeline says Brush built it in 1888.

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What was noteworthy in 1887 regarding wind energy, who was responsible, and where did it take place?

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Charles Bush in Cleveland,OH invented the first electricity generating windmill in 1887.

My timeline says Brush built it in 1888.
I have

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James Blyth with the first electricity-producing windmill in Kincardine, Scotland

in 1887.
Although now that I look back on it, I notice different sources are conflicting...

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My timeline says Brush built it in 1888.

It was... (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Charles Bush in Cleveland,OH invented the first electricity generating windmill in 1887.

My timeline says Brush built it in 1888.
I have

answer (Click to Show Hidden Text)

James Blyth with the first electricity-producing windmill in Kincardine, Scotland

in 1887.
Although now that I look back on it, I notice different sources are conflicting...

I have Charles Bush in 1887. They've asked that question on several tests.

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My timeline says Brush built it in 1888.

My timeline says Brush built it in 1888.
I have

answer (Click to Show Hidden Text)

James Blyth with the first electricity-producing windmill in Kincardine, Scotland

in 1887.
Although now that I look back on it, I notice different sources are conflicting...

I have Charles Bush in 1887. They've asked that question on several tests.

Do you have anything about Blyth?