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CUBE LAW [1 record]

Record 1 2013-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Wind Energy
DEF

In reference to wind energy, for any given instant, the power available in the wind is proportional to the cube of the wind velocity; when wind speed doubles, the power availability increases eight times.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Règle stipulant qu'en tout temps l'énergie disponible dans le vent est proportionnelle au cube de sa vitesse.

OBS

Ainsi, quand la vitesse du vent est doublée, la capacité d'énergie disponible augmente de huit fois.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
  • Energía eólica
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