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A small wind turbine has three rotor blades, each comprised of a NACA 0009airfoil section with a constant chord of 0.5 m and zero twist. The blades are 4mlong, rotate

at 20 RPM, and are pitched 8 above the disk plane. Freestream conditions are p, =1.2kg/m² , P. = 100kPa , and U, =1.0m/sec. a) Using the blade element method and 2 elements, estimate the power coefficient of the turbine. For the section coefficients, let C, = 2ra ,C, =0.005+0.004C’. b) Is your result consistent with the Betz limit? Why or why not?

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