- Modern Wind Turbines Are Larger Than They Appear And Despite Their Apparently Lazy Motion The Speed Of The Blades Tips 1 (294.1 KiB) Viewed 48 times
Modern wind turbines are larger than they appear, and despite their apparently lazy motion, the speed of the blades tips can be quite high-many times higher than the wind speed. A turbine has blades 59 m long that spin at 12 rpm (Figure 1) Figure <1 of 1 Part A At the tip of a blade, what is the speed? Express your answer with the appropriate units. V = Submit Request Answer Part B CH HA S Value ar = At the tip of a blade, what is the centripetal acceleration? Express your answer with the appropriate units. Di μA Units Value ? Units ? Review | Constants | Periodic Table