Applied Principles of Engineering Spring Final Exam Review

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Which factor will have the greatest impact on how much power our wind turbine can generate? Wind Velocity, Air Density, Swept Area of our turbine, Tower height

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Wind Velocity

Front

By increasing ________ we increase the swept area of our turbine.

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Span

Front

If we increase the swept area of our turbine we can generate ________

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more power

Front

How much theoretical wind power is available at a wind speed of 40 miles/hour?

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17,500 watts

Front

How much electrical power can the wind turbine generate at a wind speed of 40 miles/hour?

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1,000 watts

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What is most likely the easiest way to have a wind turbine produce more power? Options: make it bigger, put it in a windier locatin, design a better generator, make longer blades

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put it in a windier locatin

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RPM describes _______.

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how fast the blades are spinning

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Increasing the RPM of our wind turbine will ________ our voltage output?

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increase

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The pressure of the electrons in a wire is called ________

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voltage

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Current is ________ of electrons in a wire.

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speed